Before it publishes a final or interim report, the HSSIB—
must send a draft of the report to any person who the HSSIB reasonably believes could be adversely affected by the report, and
may send a draft of the report to any other person who the HSSIB believes should be sent a draft.
If a person who the HSSIB reasonably believes could have been adversely affected by the report has died, the draft report must be sent to the person (if any) who appears to the HSSIB to best represent the interests of the person who has died.
The HSSIB must notify every person to whom a draft report is sent that the person has an opportunity to comment on the draft report before the deadline specified by the HSSIB.
If a person’s comments on a draft report are not taken into account in the final or interim report as published, the HSSIB must explain to the person why that is.