Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act — C-23 20.1
s of acts or omissions (17) A designated employee is only justified in committing, or directing another person to commit, an act or omission that would otherwise constitute an offence if the act or omission falls within a class of acts or omissions the determination of which is approved by the Commissioner under the Intelligence Commissioner Act . Limitation (18) Nothing in this section justifies (a) causing, intentionally or by criminal negligence, death or bodily harm to an individual; (b) wilfully attempting in any manner to obstruct, pervert or defeat the course of justice; (c) violating the sexual integrity of an individual; (d) subjecting an individual to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, within the meaning of the Convention Against Torture; (e) detaining an individual; or (f) causing the loss of, or any serious damage to, any property if doing so would endanger the safety of an individual. Ministerial direction (19) Nothing in this section justifies the commission of an act or omission specified in a direction issued by the Minister for the purpose of this section, under subsection 6(2). Protection, defences and immunities unaffected (20) Nothing in this section affects the protection, defences and immunities of employees and other persons recognized under the law of Canada. Requirement to obtain warrant (21) Nothing in this section relieves the Director or an employee from the requirement to obtain a warrant in accordance with section 21. Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (22) Nothing in this section justifies the commission of an act or omission that would infringe a right or freedom guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms . Report by designated employee (23) A designated employee who commits an act or omission in accordance with subsection (11) or who directs the commission of an act or omission in accordance with subsection (15) shall, as soon as the circumstances permit after doing so, submit a written report to the Director or a designated senior employee describing the act or omission. Annual report (24) The Minister shall, every year, publish or otherwise make available to the public a report in respect of the previous year that includes (a) the number of designations that were made under subsection (8); (b) the number of authorizations that were given under subsection (12); (c) the number of times that designated employees directed the commission of acts or omissions in accordance with paragraph (15)(b); (d) the nature of the threats to the security of Canada that were the object of the information and intelligence collection activities in the context of which the designations referred to in paragraph (a) were made, the authorizations referred to in paragraph (b) were given or the acts or omissions referred to in paragraph (c) were directed to be committed; and (e) the nature of the acts or omissions that were committed under the designations referred to in paragraph (a) or that were directed to be committed under the authorizations referred to in paragraph (b) or in accordance with paragraph (15)(b). Limitation (25) The report is not to contain any information the disclosure of which would (a) compromise or hinder an ongoing information and intelligence collection activity; (b) compromise the identity of an employee acting covertly, of a human source or of a person acting covertly under the direction of an employee; (c) endanger the life or safety of any individual; (d) prejudice a legal proceeding; or (e) be contrary to the public interest. Notification of Review Agency (26) The Service shall notify the Review Agency as soon as the circumstances permit after (a) a designation is made under subsection (8); (b) an authorization is given under subsection (12); or (c) a written report is submitted under subsection (23). Statutory Instruments Act (27) For greater certainty, designations, authorizations and directions referred to in this section are not statutor