When you get a Firearms Prohibition Order, or FPO, it starts right away if you are given a non-custodial sentence. If you are given a custodial sentence, the FPO starts when you are released from custody, but not if it's a temporary release under section 62 of the Corrections Act 2004. The FPO lasts for 10 years unless a court stops it sooner.

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39E: Special conditions of FPO, or

"Extra rules for people banned from using firearms"

39FA: Varying, modifying, or revoking FPOs, or

"Changing or cancelling a Firearms Prohibition Order"

Part 7AFirearms prohibition orders

39FCommencement and duration of FPO

If a court makes an FPO when imposing a non-custodial sentence on the offender, the FPO commences when it is made.
If a court makes an FPO when imposing a custodial sentence on the offender, the FPO commences when the offender is released from custody (not being a temporary release under section 62 of the Corrections Act 2004).
An FPO continues in force for a period of 10 years unless sooner revoked by a court.

Notes

Section 39F: inserted, on 15 November 2022, by section 8 of the Firearms Prohibition Orders Legislation Act 2022 (2022 No 41).