38Provision of information to approved authorities

38 Provision of information to approved authorities

38 Provision of information to approved authorities

(1) If—

(a) a participant has been provided with a new identity or relocated under this Act, and

(b) an approved authority notifies the Commissioner of Police that the participant is under investigation for, or has been arrested for or is charged with, an offence against a law of New South Wales, the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory, the maximum penalty for which is or includes imprisonment for a period of more than one year,

the Commissioner of Police may do any one or more of the things in subsection (2).

(2) If subsection (1) applies, the Commissioner of Police may—

(a) release to the approved authority the new identity or location of the participant,

(b) provide the approved authority with the criminal record and the fingerprints of the participant,

(c) release to the approved authority such other information relating to the participant as the Commissioner of Police considers appropriate in the circumstances,

(d) if the Commissioner of Police considers it appropriate in the circumstances, allow officers of the approved authority to interview members of the NSW Police Force in relation to the participant.

(3) In this section—

participant includes a former participant.

s 38: Am 2011 No 62, Sch 3.42; 2024 No 89, Sch 1[10] [52].