Section 10.4 — Controlled Drugs and Substances Act: Record of warning or referral

The police force to which a peace officer referred to in section 10.2 belongs shall keep a record of any warning given or referral made under subsection 10.2(1), including the identity of the individual warned or referred. Any information contained in the record kept pursuant to subsection (1) may be made available to: any judge or court for any purpose relating to proceedings with respect to the offence to which the record relates; any peace officer for any purpose related to the administration of the case to which the record relates; or any member of a department or agency of a government in Canada, or any agent of that department or agency, that is engaged in the administration of alternative measures, within the meaning of section 716 of the Criminal Code , in respect of that person, or preparing a report for the purpose of informing proceedings with respect to the offence to which the record relates. Information contained in the record, other than the identity of the person, may be made available to any member of a department or agency of a government in Canada, or any agent of the department or agency, that is engaged in assessing and monitoring the use of alternative measures and assessing their effectiveness, including for research or statistical purposes.