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SERIOUS CRIME CONTROL ACT 2009 - SECT 27

Control order may include prohibition, suspension of application or authority or exemption

    (1)     This section applies if the Supreme Court makes a control order in relation to a person, whether under section 25(2)(a) or 26(4)(a).

    (2)     If the Supreme Court considers it appropriate, the control order may prohibit the person from:

        (a)     doing any of the following:

            (i)     associating with a specified person;

            (ii)     being present at specified premises;

            (iii)     being present at a specified event;

            (iv)     possessing a specified article;

            (v)     associating with a person who is a member of a declared organisation; or

        (b)     possessing any of the following:

            (i)     a firearm;

            (ii)     a controlled weapon, offensive weapon or prohibited weapon or body armour, as defined in section 3 of the Weapons Control Act 2001 ;

            (iii)     an explosive as defined in section 116(2) of the Police Administration Act 1978 ;

            (iv)     a dangerous drug, or drug manufacturing equipment, as defined in section 120A of the Police Administration Act 1978 .

    (3)     If the Supreme Court considers it appropriate, the control order may:

        (a)     prohibit the person from applying for an authority to carry on a specified prescribed activity or all prescribed activities; or

        (b)     suspend:

            (i)     any application for an authority for the person to carry on a prescribed activity; or

            (ii)     any authority to carry on a prescribed activity held by the person.

    (4)     If the Supreme Court considers there is a good reason why the person should be allowed to associate with a particular controlled person, the Court may exempt the person from the operation of section 36 to the extent, and subject to the conditions, specified in the control order.

    (5)     The Supreme Court may exercise a power under subsection (4) on application by the person or on its own initiative.

    (6)     If an application or authority is suspended under subsection (3)(b):

        (a)     the Commissioner must notify the relevant regulatory authority about the control order and the suspension; and

        (b)     the authority is suspended even if the Act providing for the authority does not provide for a suspension of the authority.

    (7)     A regulation may provide for matters relevant to a suspension of an application or an authority.



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