Low rate of successful searches of people subject to firearm prohibition orders, which never expire, raise fears scheme is being used to conduct surveillance without judicial oversight
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In 2019, a 14-year-old boy appeared before a tribunal in New South Wales.
He was the subject of a firearm prohibition order (FPO), which meant police had the ability to search him or his home at anytime without a warrant.
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