History — 17

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. 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, convention or arrangement 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 l…