Victorian Current Acts

FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 112ZC

    (1)     If the police officer is reasonably satisfied that a service direction determination applies to the individual on the basis of the information given under section 112ZA(1)(b), for the purpose of serving the firearm prohibition order, the police officer may—

        (a)     direct the individual either—

              (i)     to remain at the place where the individual has been stopped; or

              (ii)     to go to a police station or other safe place; or

        (b)     direct the individual to accompany the police officer to a police station or other safe place.

    (2)     An individual who complies with a police direction under subsection (1)(a) or (b) must remain at the place where the individual has been stopped or to which the individual has gone (as the case requires) until the first of the following occurs—

        (a)     the firearm prohibition order is served on the individual;

        (b)     the expiry of the period of 2 hours after the police officer directs the individual to stop.

    (3)     The police officer must serve the firearm prohibition order on the individual as soon as practicable after giving a direction under this section.

S. 112ZD inserted by No. 10/2024 s. 14.