Duty to report violation
13(1)Every conservation officer and assistant conservation officer having knowledge of any violation of this Act or the regulations shall
(a)
report the violation to the Minister or his designate immediately, and
(b)
act in accordance with the directions issued by the Minister or his designate.
13(2)The information furnished under subsection (1), and all information furnished by a conservation officer or assistant conservation officer to the Minister or the Minister’s designate, is confidential and privileged and no conservation officer, assistant conservation officer or person to whom the information is furnished is compellable to disclose the information or the name of an informant.
13(3)If this section is inconsistent with or in conflict with a provision of the
Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, this section prevails.
1983, c.33, s.3; 2004, c.12, s.13; 2013, c.34, s.13