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Weapons Act 1990
sec.141MApplications to court by commissioner
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### sec.141M Applications to court by commissioner
The commissioner may apply to the court for a firearm prohibition order to be made in relation to an individual.
The application must state the following—
information identifying the individual;
the reasons why the commissioner considers it is in the public interest to make the firearm prohibition order, including the facts and circumstances in support of the reasons;
that the individual may respond to the application under section 141N ;
the commissioner’s address for service of any response to the application;
that if the individual does not appear at the hearing of the application, a firearm prohibition order may be made in the individual’s absence;
if the individual is subject to a firearm prohibition order made by the commissioner—that, unless the court orders otherwise, the order remains in effect until—
a firearm prohibition order made by the court takes effect; or
if no firearm prohibition order is made by the court—the application is finally determined by the court or is withdrawn.
The application must be accompanied by any affidavit the commissioner intends to rely on at the hearing of the application.
The commissioner must give the individual a copy of the application and any accompanying affidavit as soon as reasonably practicable after the application is made.
s 141M ins 2024 No. 45 s 73
(sec.141M-ssec.1) The commissioner may apply to the court for a firearm prohibition order to be made in relation to an individual.
(sec.141M-ssec.2) The application must state the following— information identifying the individual; the reasons why the commissioner considers it is in the public interest to make the firearm prohibition order, including the facts and circumstances in support of the reasons; that the individual may respond to the application under section 141N ; the commissioner’s address for service of any response to the application; that if the individual does not appear at the hearing of the application, a firearm prohibition order may be made in the individual’s absence; if the individual is subject to a firearm prohibition order made by the commissioner—that, unless the court orders otherwise, the order remains in effect until— a firearm prohibition order made by the court takes effect; or if no firearm prohibition order is made by the court—the application is finally determined by the court or is withdrawn.
(sec.141M-ssec.3) The application must be accompanied by any affidavit the commissioner intends to rely on at the hearing of the application.
(sec.141M-ssec.4) The commissioner must give the individual a copy of the application and any accompanying affidavit as soon as reasonably practicable after the application is made.
- (a) information identifying the individual;
- (b) the reasons why the commissioner considers it is in the public interest to make the firearm prohibition order, including the facts and circumstances in support of the reasons;
- (c) that the individual may respond to the application under section 141N ;
- (d) the commissioner’s address for service of any response to the application;
- (e) that if the individual does not appear at the hearing of the application, a firearm prohibition order may be made in the individual’s absence;
- (f) if the individual is subject to a firearm prohibition order made by the commissioner—that, unless the court orders otherwise, the order remains in effect until— (i) a firearm prohibition order made by the court takes effect; or (ii) if no firearm prohibition order is made by the court—the application is finally determined by the court or is withdrawn.
- (i) a firearm prohibition order made by the court takes effect; or
- (ii) if no firearm prohibition order is made by the court—the application is finally determined by the court or is withdrawn.
- (i) a firearm prohibition order made by the court takes effect; or
- (ii) if no firearm prohibition order is made by the court—the application is finally determined by the court or is withdrawn.