Thank you, Mr. Chair.
This goes to the question of who may revoke a high-risk accused designation.
For this amendment I drew on the testimony of the Community Legal Assistance Society. Their point, which is found in page 3 of their brief, is that the review board should also have the power to remove the high-risk assessment designation without referring the matter back to the court, and that the review board is better placed to perform the complicated risk assessments. Sending the accused back to court when an expert panel has already reviewed the evidence and determined that the individual is no longer a high-risk accused serves no useful purpose, especially given that a right of full appeal to the highest court in each province exists, should the prosecutor or the hospital disagree with the review board's determination.
This is an amendment to reduce repetition and delay that go beyond the bill's purpose of ensuring that the safety of the public is the paramount concern.