Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act

Marginal note:Review

• 40 (1) For the purpose of ensuring that the activities of the Service are carried out in accordance with this Act, the regulations and directions issued by the Minister under subsection 6(2) and that the activities do not involve any unreasonable or unnecessary exercise by the Service of any of its powers, the Review Committee may

  • (a) direct the Service to conduct a review of the Service’s specific activities and provide the Committee with a report on the review; or

  • (b) if it considers that a review by the Service would be inappropriate, conduct such a review itself.

• Marginal note:Report of findings

  (2) On completion of a review conducted under subsection (1), the Review Committee shall provide the Minister and the Director with the following:

  • (a) in the case of a review conducted by the Service, the Service’s report to the Committee along with any recommendations that the Committee considers appropriate; and

  • (b) in the case of a review conducted by the Committee, its own report, which is to contain the findings of the review and any recommendations that the Committee considers appropriate.