The bill also caps the maximum detention time for a witness brought in under an investigative hearing order by specifying in subsection 83.29(4) that section 707 of the Criminal Code, which sets out the maximum period of detention for an arrested witness, applies to investigative hearings.This is meant to address the concerns that were expressed by the House subcommittee that it was unclear to what extent release mechanisms elsewhere in the code applied to the investigative hearing process.
Le projet de loi plafonne également la durée de la détention d’un témoin mis sous garde dans le cadre d’une ordonnance d’investigation en spécifiant au paragraphe 83.29(4) que l’article 707 du Code criminel, qui établit la période de détention maximale d’un témoin mis sous garde, s’applique aux investigations.