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Canada Evidence Act

Version of section 38.03 from 2024-08-19 to 2024-11-11:


Marginal note:Authorization by Attorney General of Canada

  •  (1) The Attorney General of Canada may, at any time and subject to any conditions that he or she considers appropriate, authorize the disclosure of all or part of the information and facts the disclosure of which is prohibited under subsection 38.02(1).

  • Marginal note:Military proceedings

    (2) In the case of a proceeding under Part III of the National Defence Act, other than a summary hearing as defined in subsection 2(1) of that Act, the Attorney General of Canada may authorize disclosure only with the agreement of the Minister of National Defence.

  • Marginal note:Notice

    (3) The Attorney General of Canada shall, within 30 days after the day on which they first receive a notice about information under any of subsections 38.01(1) to (4), notify in writing every person who provided notice under section 38.01 about that information of their decision with respect to disclosure of the information.

  • 2001, c. 41, s. 43
  • 2019, c. 15, s. 49
  • 2024, c. 16, s. 80

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