Mr. Chairman, the way Workers' Compensation Board views the word "necessary" it would be the safety officer that'd make that decision, but it is what is necessary in order to make the investigation progress onwards and what is necessary for the prosecution to go forward. If it's absolutely required for the investigation to continue on, that the identity be disclosed, then that would be when the situations happen.
We had a quick discussion around Workers' Compensation Board as to when necessary would come up for the purposes of investigation. Really, the only situations we could think that would come would be when it's discussion amongst Workers' Compensation Board staff and other safety officers discussing with them or the chief safety officer with legal counsel or if the matter is such that it has to involve a police investigation or some other regulatory body investigating and insisting it. In that limited circumstance if it became necessary to disclose the identity of the person that would be when it happens, but it would not be something that's done in an arbitrary manner. It is something that is when it's required to do so to further on the investigation.
That's the limitations that we see being placed upon ourselves and as the honourable Member stated earlier, we do not want to discourage people from coming forward to us. Those who do come forward to us, they do not mention the legislation that exists at the present time. They say, hey, I want this to be kept confidential and at that point in time we inform them, yes, it will be confidential based upon what the legislation now provides us. That's in its present form.
In the form that is now before the House I believe it's narrower than what was before because there previous limitations in the act that said something to the effect of, as required for the purposes of this act. That's been taken out now and it is just, what is necessary for the investigation as for the prosecution. It's our opinion that this is narrow that what previously existed in the legislation before. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.