Western Australian Current Acts

SENTENCING ACT 1995 - SECT 124G

124G .         Disqualification if declaration made

        (1)         If a court makes a declaration under this Division —

            (a)         the serial family violence offender is disqualified from —

                  (i)         holding or obtaining a licence or permit, or an approval, for a firearm under the Firearms Act 1973 ; or

                  (ii)         holding or obtaining a licence, permit or authorisation to hold an explosive under the Dangerous Goods Safety Act 2004 ;

                and

            (b)         by force of this section any relevant licence, permit, approval or authorisation in relation to which a disqualification applies under paragraph (a) is cancelled; and

            (c)         the court must ensure that details of the declaration are made known to —

                  (i)         the Commissioner of Police; and

                  (ii)         the Chief Officer under the Dangerous Goods Safety Act 2004 .

        (2)         The court that makes a declaration under this Division may grant an exemption from the operation of subsection (1) if it is satisfied that exceptional circumstances exist in a particular case.

        [Section 124G inserted: No. 30 of 2020 s. 29.]