Yes, that would be the best way to proceed with cases that the agency considers to be unfounded. In my opinion, it is important that the roles remain clear. It is not the IRB's role to identify the cases in advance: it is the agency's. In fact, we are talking about a contradictory role, such as when the agency intervenes regarding exclusions. It is up to them to put forward arguments against the claimants when they believe it is the right thing to do. That is not the role of the IRB or of CIC. At least in that way it is transparent. It is not up to the IRB to decide which cases should be priority cases because of the fact that they are considered to be unfounded, in one way or another.
On March 11th, 2010. See this statement in context.