P-13.1 - Police Act

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229. Every hearing shall be public.
Notwithstanding the first paragraph, the Tribunal may, of its own initiative or upon request, order that a hearing be held in camera or ban the publication or release of any information or document it indicates, in the interest of morality or public order, in particular to protect a person’s privacy or reputation or the confidentiality of a police investigation procedure, a source of information or a police operation procedure.
Every person who, by performing or omitting to perform an act, infringes an order to hold a hearing in camera or an order banning publication or release is guilty of contempt of court.
2000, c. 12, s. 229; 2023, c. 20, s. 114.
229. Every hearing shall be public.
Notwithstanding the first paragraph, the committee may, of its own initiative or upon request, order that a hearing be held in camera or ban the publication or release of any information or document it indicates, in the interest of morality or public order, in particular to protect a person’s privacy or reputation or the confidentiality of a police investigation procedure, a source of information or a police operation procedure.
Every person who, by performing or omitting to perform an act, infringes an order to hold a hearing in camera or an order banning publication or release is guilty of contempt of court.
2000, c. 12, s. 229.