13. The application provided for in section 11 may be made whether or not any person is prosecuted for or convicted of the offence giving rise to material damage, injury or death, but the Commission may, on its own initiative or upon the application of the Attorney General, adjourn its proceedings pending the final determination of prosecution already instituted or of any prosecution that may be instituted subsequently.
1971, c. 18, s. 11; 1976, c. 10, s. 9.