Section 25.4 — Criminal Code: Written notification to be given

When a public officer commits an act or omission —

or directs the commission by another person of an act or omission — under paragraph 25.1(9)(a) or (b), the senior official with whom the public officer files a written report under section 25.2 shall, as soon as is feasible after the report is filed, and no later than one year after the commission of the act or omission, notify in writing any person whose property was lost or seriously damaged as a result of the act or omission. The competent authority may authorize the senior official not to notify the person under subsection (1) until the competent authority is of the opinion that notification would not compromise or hinder an ongoing investigation of an offence under an Act of Parliament; compromise the identity of a public officer acting in an undercover capacity, of a confidential informant or of a person acting covertly under the direction and control of a public officer; endanger the life or safety of any person; prejudice a legal proceeding; or otherwise be contrary to the public interest.