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P-13.1 - Police Act
Section 229
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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.
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.
