Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) This section applies if an interim order is made in relation to a respondent who is the holder of a firearms licence.
Note 1 Firearms licence —see the dictionary.
Note 2 For the application of this section to consent orders, see s 43 (3).
(2) The firearms licence is suspended by force of this section until the interim order ends.
(3) However, the Magistrates Court may, on application when the interim order is made, order that the firearms licence not be suspended under this section if—
(a) the interim order is a personal protection order; and
(b) the court is satisfied that the licence should not be suspended.
(4) The Magistrates Court may make a consent order that the firearms licence not be suspended under this section only if the interim order is a personal protection order.
(5) The Magistrates Court may order—
(a) the seizure of the firearms licence for the period stated in the interim order; and
(b) the seizure and detention for that period of any firearm or ammunition in the respondent's possession.