South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts15—Amendment of section 32—Power to inspect or seize firearms etc
(1) Section 32(1aa)—delete subsection (1aa) and substitute:
(1aa) If a police officer suspects on reasonable grounds that a person has possession of a firearm, firearm part, silencer, prohibited firearm accessory, mechanism or fitting in contravention of this Act, the police officer may seize the firearm, firearm part, silencer, prohibited firearm accessory, mechanism or fitting.
(2) Section 32—after subsection (1ab) insert:
(1ac) If a police officer suspects on reasonable grounds that a person has possession of a firearm, firearm part or ammunition in contravention of—
(a) a condition of a bail agreement under the Bail Act 1985 ; or
(b) a condition of the person's release on parole under the Correctional Services Act 1982 ; or
(c) a condition of the person's release on licence under the Criminal Law (Sentencing) Act 1988 ; or
(d) a condition of a bond under the Criminal Law (Sentencing) Act 1988 ; or
(e) a condition of the person's release on licence under the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 ; or
(f) a condition of the person's release on licence under the Young Offenders Act 1993 ; or
(g) any other Act,
the police officer may seize the firearm, firearm part or ammunition.
(3) Section 32(2)(a) and (b)—delete paragraphs (a) and (b) and substitute:
(a) any vehicle, vessel or aircraft on which the police officer suspects on reasonable grounds that there is a firearm, firearm part, silencer, prohibited firearm accessory, mechanism, fitting, ammunition or licence liable to seizure under this section; or
(b) any person who the police officer suspects on reasonable grounds has possession of a firearm, firearm part, silencer, prohibited firearm accessory, mechanism, fitting, ammunition or licence liable to seizure under this section.
(4) Section 32(3)—delete "break into,"
(5) Section 32(3)(a)—delete paragraph (a) and substitute:
(a) there is a firearm, firearm part, silencer, prohibited firearm accessory, mechanism, fitting, ammunition or licence liable to seizure under this section; or
(6) Section 32(3a)—after "Registrar" insert:
or to which a person is subject by order of a court
(7) Section 32(3a)—delete "mechanism, fitting" wherever occurring and substitute in each case:
firearm part
(8) Section 32(3b)(a)—after "applies" insert:
or to which the person is subject by order of a court
(9) Section 32—after subsection (3b) insert:
(3c) A police officer may, with such assistance as he or she considers appropriate, use such reasonable force as is necessary to—
(a) break into any premises, vehicle, vessel or aircraft in order to gain entry or conduct a search under this section; and
(b) if reasonably necessary for the purposes of conducting a search, break into or open anything in or on the premises, vehicle, vessel or aircraft.
(10) Section 32(4)—after "firearm," insert:
firearm part, silencer, prohibited firearm accessory,