P-13 - Police Act

Section 30 Disposition versions

1990-09-01

30. (Repealed).

1972, c. 16, s. 3; 1979, c. 67, s. 16; 1988, c. 75, s. 210.

1980-06-01

30. The inquiries of the Commission are public unless the Commission, in the public interest, orders that they be held incamera.

The Commission may, in particular, hold part of its inquiries incamera, if it considers

(a)  that certain testimony may involve elements concerning public order;

(b)  that certain testimony may involve personal, financial or other elements of such a nature that it is important, in the interest of the witness, of another person or the general public, not to make them public;

(c)  that the witness might be subject to threats or reprisals as a result of his testimony, or that certain testimony may jeopardize the safety of another person; or

(d)  that it is necessary to verify the relevance of certain testimony with regard to the purposes pursued by the inquiry.

1972, c. 16, s. 3; 1979, c. 67, s. 16.

1977-12-31

30. The Commission may at any time during an inquiry order a sitting held in camera if it considers it in the public interest.

Moreover, in an inquiry contemplated in the second paragraph of section 20, it may, when it considers it necessary, order a private hearing of a witness and exclude every other person from the place of hearing. The testimony given in that case shall be confidential subject to the discretion of the Commission to use for its report the information so obtained, which shall not however be connected with the witness so heard.

1972, c. 16, s. 3.