National Defence Act

Marginal note:Hearing in public

250.42 A hearing is to be held in public, except that the Complaints Commission may order the hearing or any part of the hearing to be held in private if it is of the opinion that during the course of the hearing any of the following information will likely be disclosed:

• (a) information that, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to be injurious to the defence of Canada or any state allied or associated with Canada or the detection, prevention or suppression of subversive or hostile activities;

• (b) information that, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to be injurious to the administration of justice, including law enforcement; and

• (c) information affecting a person’s privacy or security interest, if that interest outweighs the public’s interest in the information.