Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

POLICE FORCE REGULATIONS 1979 - REG 404

404 .         Station and personal issue firearms

        (1)         In this regulation —

        personal issue firearm means a firearm allocated to, and used by, a specified member;

        station firearm means a firearm allocated to a particular police station for issue to members from time to time.

        (2)         A member or cadet to whom a station firearm has been issued shall return the firearm to the member in charge or supervisor on the completion of the duties for which the firearm was required.

        (3)         A member to whom a personal issue firearm has been issued shall retain and maintain that firearm at that station on the completion of the duties for which the firearm was required.

        (4)         A member to whom a personal issue firearm has been issued shall retain that firearm on transfer unless the member is transferred to a station that issues station firearms.

        (5)         The member in charge or supervisor shall ensure that the procedures relating to the issue and receipt of firearms and ammunition ordered by the Commissioner are carried out and complied with when a member is issued with, or returns, a station or personal issue firearm or ammunition.

        [Regulation 404 inserted in Gazette 2 Feb 2007 p. 247.]

[ 405.         Deleted in Gazette 2 Feb 2007 p. 247.]

[ 406.         Deleted in Gazette 16 Nov 2007 p. 5786.]