sec.80Court must consider matters relating to weapons

### sec.80 Court must consider matters relating to weapons This section applies if— the respondent is present in court; or a police officer is the applicant for a domestic violence order, or otherwise appears in the proceeding before the court. Before making a domestic violence order, the court must ask about— whether the respondent has a weapons licence; and whether the respondent possesses a weapon; and whether the respondent has access to a weapon as part of the respondent’s employment; and whether the respondent has access to a weapon because the respondent is a person mentioned in the Weapons Act , section 2 ; and if paragraph (c) or (d) apply— the respondent’s employer, including the employer’s name and address; and the employment or other arrangements relating to the respondent having access to a weapon. After asking about the matters mentioned in subsection (2) , the court may include 1 or more of the following in the domestic violence order to the extent the court considers reasonable— information about any weapons licence of the respondent; information about any weapon the respondent possesses; information about any weapon to which the respondent has access because of the respondent’s employment; information about any weapon to which the respondent has access because the respondent is a person mentioned in the Weapons Act , section 2 ; a statement that when the domestic violence order is served on the respondent the Weapons Act applies to the respondent under section 83 , despite the Weapons Act , section 2 . Subsection (3) does not limit section 84 or 85 . In this section— employment , of a respondent, includes employment by a partnership in which the respondent is a partner. (sec.80-ssec.1) This section applies if— the respondent is present in court; or a police officer is the applicant for a domestic violence order, or otherwise appears in the proceeding before the court. (sec.80-ssec.2) Before making a domestic violence order, the court must ask about— whether the respondent has a weapons licence; and whether the respondent possesses a weapon; and whether the respondent has access to a weapon as part of the respondent’s employment; and whether the respondent has access to a weapon because the respondent is a person mentioned in the Weapons Act , section 2 ; and if paragraph (c) or (d) apply— the respondent’s employer, including the employer’s name and address; and the employment or other arrangements relating to the respondent having access to a weapon. (sec.80-ssec.3) After asking about the matters mentioned in subsection (2) , the court may include 1 or more of the following in the domestic violence order to the extent the court considers reasonable— information about any weapons licence of the respondent; information about any weapon the respondent possesses; information about any weapon to which the respondent has access because of the respondent’s employment; information about any weapon to which the respondent has access because the respondent is a person mentioned in the Weapons Act , section 2 ; a statement that when the domestic violence order is served on the respondent the Weapons Act applies to the respondent under section 83 , despite the Weapons Act , section 2 . (sec.80-ssec.4) Subsection (3) does not limit section 84 or 85 . (sec.80-ssec.5) In this section— employment , of a respondent, includes employment by a partnership in which the respondent is a partner. - (a) the respondent is present in court; or - (b) a police officer is the applicant for a domestic violence order, or otherwise appears in the proceeding before the court. - (a) whether the respondent has a weapons licence; and - (b) whether the respondent possesses a weapon; and - (c) whether the respondent has access to a weapon as part of the respondent’s employment; and - (d) whether the respondent has access to a weapon because the respondent is a person mentioned in the Weapons Act , section 2 ; and - (e) if paragraph (c) or (d) apply— (i) the respondent’s employer, including the employer’s name and address; and (ii) the employment or other arrangements relating to the respondent having access to a weapon. - (i) the respondent’s employer, including the employer’s name and address; and - (ii) the employment or other arrangements relating to the respondent having access to a weapon. - (i) the respondent’s employer, including the employer’s name and address; and - (ii) the employment or other arrangements relating to the respondent having access to a weapon. - (a) information about any weapons licence of the respondent; - (b) information about any weapon the respondent possesses; - (c) information about any weapon to which the respondent has access because of the respondent’s employment; - (d) information about any weapon to which the respondent has access because the respondent is a person mentioned in the Weapons Act , section 2 ; - (e) a statement that when the domestic violence order is served on the respondent the Weapons Act applies to the respondent under section 83 , despite the Weapons Act , section 2 .