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ying of a charge for such an offence, (iii) assist them in the investigation of a criminal offence or a service offence , as defined in subsection 2(1) of the National Defence Act or in the laying of a charge for such an offence, as long as the investigation or charge results from an investigation referred to in subparagraph (ii), or (iv) assist them in obtaining a warrant under subsection 490.03121(1) of the Criminal Code and executing the warrant; (c.1) unless the disclosure is made to a victim of or witness to a crime of a sexual nature by a member or employee of, or a person retained by, a law enforcement agency who received the information under paragraph (c) and there are reasonable grounds to believe that the disclosure will assist in the investigation of the crime; (c.2) unless the disclosure is to a department or agency of the Government of Canada or of a provincial, territorial or municipal government in Canada or to an Indigenous governing body and there are reasonable grounds to believe that the disclosure will assist in the prevention or investigation of a crime of a sexual nature; (d) unless the disclosure is to a prosecutor and is necessary to enable the prosecutor to determine whether a charge for an offence resulting from an investigation referred to in paragraph (c) should be laid; (e) unless the disclosure is to a person who is responsible under the National Defence Act for laying, referring or preferring a charge for a service offence and to a person who provides legal advice with respect to the charge, and the disclosure is necessary to enable them to determine whether a charge for a service offence resulting from an investigation referred to in paragraph (c) should be laid, referred or preferred; (f) unless the disclosure is to a prosecutor, judge or justice in a proceeding relating to an application for a search warrant in connection with an investigation referred to in paragraph (c), and the information is relevant to the application; (f.1) unless the disclosure is to a prosecutor, judge or justice in a proceeding relating to an application for a warrant referred to in subparagraph (c)(iv), and the information is relevant to the application; (g) unless the disclosure is to a person who is authorized under the National Defence Act to issue a search warrant in connection with the investigation of a service offence and to a person who provides legal advice with respect to the issuance of the search warrant, and the information is relevant to an application for a search warrant in connection with an investigation referred to in paragraph (c); (h) unless the information disclosed is relevant to the proceeding, appeal or review and the disclosure is (i) to a prosecutor in connection with a proceeding that results from an investigation referred to in paragraph (c) and that is before a court of criminal jurisdiction or a superior court of criminal jurisdiction , as defined in section 2 of the Criminal Code , or a court martial , as defined in subsection 2(1) of the National Defence Act , (ii) to the Attorney General within the meaning of section 2 of the Criminal Code , or the Minister of National Defence or counsel instructed by the Minister, in connection with an appeal of a decision made in such a proceeding, (iii) to the court or military judge presiding over the proceeding or appeal, or (iv) to a review authority referred to in section 163.6 of the National Defence Act for its review under that section and to a person who provides legal advice to the review authority in connection with that review; (i) unless the disclosure to the person is necessary to assist an investigation of any act or omission referred to in subsection 7(4.1) of the Criminal Code by a police service in the state where the act or omission was committed; (j) unless the disclosure is to an employee of, or a person retained by, a person referred to in any of paragraphs (d) to (i) who is authorized by that person to receive information di