89Firearms and other police equipment

#### 89 Firearms and other police equipment 89 Firearms and other police equipment > > (1) Commission investigators and Commission surveillance officers who are seconded police officers, approved former police officers or appropriately trained officers are exempt from the requirement made by the [Firearms Act 1996](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1996-046) to be authorised by a licence or permit to possess or use semi-automatic pistols (or to possess ammunition for any such pistol), but only when acting in their capacity as officers of the Commission. > > > (2) Commission investigators and Commission surveillance officers who are seconded police officers, approved former police officers or appropriately trained officers are exempt from the requirement under the [Weapons Prohibition Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-127) to be authorised by a permit to possess or use anti-personnel spray, batons, magazines for semi-automatic pistols, handcuffs and body armour vests, but only when acting in their capacity as officers of the Commission. > > > (3) An officer is an appropriately trained officer if the Commission certifies in writing that the officer is an appropriately trained officer for the purposes of this section.