Fire Orders

Question 1

Responsibility for knowing when firearms may be used?

Answer 1

Every police employee issued with a firearm is personally responsible for ensuring they are thoroughly conversant with relevant law, particularly sections 39, 40, 41, 48 and 62 of the crimes act 1961, and all relevant instructions and guidelines contained in this chapter.

Question 2

Conditions to be satisfied before use?

Answer 2

The circumstances justifying police firing at an offender can change very rapidly. Any employee who fires a shop must be personally satisfied through the perceived cumulative assessment that their exists justification for doing so.

Question 3

Making decisions to use?

Answer 3

Police must only use a firearm for these lawful purposes:

Question 4

Section 48 of the crimes at 1961?

Answer 4

Defending themselves or others

To defend themselves or others if:
– they fear death or grievous bodily harm to themselves or others, and
– cannot reasonably protect themselves or others in a less violent manner.

Question 5

Section 39 of the crimes at 1961?

Answer 5

Arresting and offender

To arrest an offender if they

– believe on reasonable grounds that the offender poses a threat of death or grievous bodily harm and resisting their arrest, and

– the arrest cannot be reasonably affected in a least violent manner, and

– the arrest cannot be delayed without danger to other people. 

Question 6

Section 40 of the crimes act 1961?

Answer 6

Preventing escape

To prevent an offender escaping if:

– police believe unreasonable grounds that the offender proposes a threat of death or grievous bodily harm to any person (with an identifiable individual or members of the public at large), and

– offender fleas to avoid a wrist or escapees after arrest, and

– the flight or escape cannot reasonably be prevented in a less violent manner. 

Question 7

Destroying animals?

Answer 7

To destroy animals and circumstances sit out in the animals chapter of the police manual

Question 8

Section 62 of the crimes act 1961?

Answer 8

Excess of force.

– everyone authorised by law to use forces criminally responsible for any excess, according to the nature and quality of the act that constitutes the excess

Question 9

An offender must not be shot without first considering?

Answer 9

An offender must not be shot without first considering;

– Communication: they must have first been asked to surrender (unless it is impractical or unsafe to do so), and

– less violent alternatives (proportionality): it must be clear they cannot be designed or rested without first being shot, and

– delay (necessity): there must be clear that further delay in apprehend in the offender would be dangerous or impractical