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Arms Act 1983

Firearms prohibition orders

39H: Appeal against decision to make or not make FPO is appeal against sentence

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"Appealing a Firearms Prohibition Order is like appealing a sentence."

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If you get a Firearms Prohibition Order, or if you don't get one, you can appeal the decision. This appeal is like an appeal against a sentence. The rules for appealing a sentence, which are in subpart 4 of Part 6 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, apply to these decisions.

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39HAppeal against decision to make or not make FPO is appeal against sentence

  1. An FPO is a sentence, and subpart 4 of Part 6 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (appeals against sentence) applies to any decision to make or not make an FPO.

Notes
  • Section 39H: inserted, on , by section 8 of the Firearms Prohibition Orders Legislation Act 2022 (2022 No 41).