Provision of information to approved authorities
27 Provision of information to approved authorities
If – a person has been provided with a new identity or relocated under this Act; and an approved authority notifies the Commissioner of Police that the person is under investigation for, or has been arrested for or is charged with, an offence against a law of the Commonwealth or another State the maximum penalty for which is or includes imprisonment for a term of more than one year – the Commissioner of Police may do any or all of the things in subsection (2).
If subsection (1) applies, the Commissioner of Police may do any or all of the following things:release to the approved authority the person's new identity or location; provide the approved authority with the person's criminal record and fingerprints; release to the approved authority such other information relating to the person as the Commissioner considers appropriate in the circumstances; if the Commissioner considers it appropriate in the circumstances, allow officers of the approved authority to interview a police officer in relation to the person.
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