Aeronautics Act

Marginal note:Notification by Authority

• 17 (1) If the Authority is notified of a military-civilian occurrence, the Authority shall

  • (a) immediately provide particulars of the occurrence to any minister responsible for a department that has a direct interest in the occurrence; and

  • (b) as soon as feasible after complying with paragraph (a), advise the ministers referred to in paragraph (a) of any investigation that the Authority plans to conduct and of its scope.

• Marginal note:Observers

  (2) Subject to any conditions that the Authority imposes, a person may attend as an observer at an investigation of a military-civilian occurrence conducted by the Authority if the person

  • (a) is designated as an observer by the minister responsible for a department that has a direct interest in the subject matter of the investigation;

  • (b) has observer status or is an accredited representative or an adviser to an accredited representative, under an international agreement or convention relating to transportation to which Canada is a party; or

  • (c) is invited by the Authority to attend as an observer because, in the Authority’s opinion, the person has a direct interest in the subject matter of the investigation and is likely to contribute to achieving its object.

• Marginal note:Observer may be removed

  (3) The Authority may remove an observer from an investigation if the observer contravenes a condition imposed by the Authority or if, in the Authority’s opinion, the observer’s participation is likely to create a situation of conflict of interest that will impede the conduct of the investigation.