Cap. 641 Art. 79Internal rules and administrative measures to be adopted.

(1) The Directorate shall adopt internal rules and administrative measures relating to the handling of aviation reports as it deems fit:

Provided that the obligations imposed upon it by the Reporting Regulation may not be undermined or altered by such internal rules and administrative measures.

(2) In pursuance of Article 13 of the Reporting Regulation, the Directorate shall employ the necessary expertise in order to identify the safety hazards associated with occurrences which are reported to it by organisations or other persons, provided that the following conditions shall apply:

(a) any person contracted by the Directorate for the purpose of reporting his scientific findings or subjective expert opinions shall be subject to the same rules regarding confidentiality and professional secrecy as are applicable to the Directorate;

(b) prior to accepting a particular engagement, the person being engaged shall confirm in writing that he has the necessary competence, expertise and experience to carry out the functions desired of him, and a written record of that fact shall be kept by the Directorate.