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80 Adult firearms licences—mandatory suspension for
family violence offence
(1) The registrar must suspend an adult firearms licence if the registrar
believes on reasonable grounds that the licensee has been charged
with, committed or threatened to commit—
Note 1 A person’s licence is automatically suspended under—
• the Family Violence Act 2016, s 44 (1) (Firearms licences) if an
interim or after-hours order is made against the person; or
• the Personal Violence Act 2016, s 36 (Interim orders—respondent’s
firearms) if an interim order is made against the person unless the
court otherwise orders.
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