This is the report of the NSW Ombudsman's review of police use of the firearms prohibition order search powers in section 74A of the Firearms Act 1996.

NSW Ombudsman, Review of police use of the firearms prohibition order search powers - Section 74A of the Firearms Act 1996 (Report, August 2016)

The law gives police the power to stop and search people and says how those searches must occur. In some circumstances this can include strip searches or searches under Firearm Prohibition Orders. Aboriginal and young people are disproportionately subject to these searches.

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NSW Ombudsman, Review of police use of the firearms prohibition order search powers - Section 74A of the Firearms Act 1996 (Report, August 2016)

Pre-emptive policing: Police searches