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STALKING INTERVENTION ORDERS ACT 2008 (NO. 68 OF 2008) - SECT 9 Cancellation or suspension of firearms authority

STALKING INTERVENTION ORDERS ACT 2008 (NO. 68 OF 2008) - SECT 9

Cancellation or suspension of firearms authority

    (1)             Before making an intervention order, the court must enquire as to whether the respondent holds a firearms authority.

    (2)             If the court makes an interim order, the order may suspend the respondent's firearms authority.

    (3)         If the court makes a final order, the order may cancel the respondent's firearms authority.

    (4)             To remove any doubt, it is declared that if the court decides to include in an intervention order a suspension or cancellation under subsection (2) or (3)—

        (a)         no appeal lies against the decision under the Firearms Act 1996 ; and

        (b)             the respondent may not apply under section 189 of the Firearms Act 1996 for a declaration that the person is deemed not to be a prohibited person for that Act.