At any time, in the public interest, the Chairperson may take over a complaint and cause the Complaints Commission to conduct an investigation (section 250.38).
Does not apply to a conduct complaint of the type specified in regulations of the Governor in Council.
In the public interest, the Chairperson may cause the Complaints Commission to conduct an investigation and, if warranted, hold a hearing (section 250.38).
In the case of a hearing, the interim report is prepared by the Complaints Commission.
According to the nature of the complaint, the status or the rank of the subject of the complaint, the person who provides the notice could be the Provost Marshal, the Chief of the Defence Staff, the Deputy Minister or the Minister (section 250.49 and 250.5)
Exceptionally, the Chairperson may ask the Provost Marshal to investigate.