303Authority to discharge firearms

#### 303 Authority to discharge firearms 303 Authority to discharge firearms > > (1) A correctional officer may discharge a firearm— > > > > > (a) to protect the officer or any other person if the officer believes on reasonable grounds that there is a substantial probability that the officer or other person will be killed or seriously injured if the officer does not discharge the firearm, or > > > > > (b) if the officer believes on reasonable grounds that it is necessary to do so in order— > > > > > > > (i) to prevent the escape of an inmate, or > > > > > > > (ii) to prevent an unlawful attempt to enter a correctional centre or to free an inmate, or > > > > > > > (iii) to attract the immediate attention of correctional officers or other persons to a serious breach of correctional centre security that has arisen or is likely to arise, or > > > > > (c) to give a warning in accordance with this Regulation. > > > (2) Despite subclause (1), a correctional officer must not discharge a firearm at a person if the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the shot may hit a person other than the person at whom it is directed.