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\[10\] \[52\].