Regulatory Impact assessment: Firearms Prohibition Orders

Regulatory Impact assessment: Firearms Prohibition Orders

Date Published: 
December 2021

This Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) was prepared by New Zealand Police, signed on 22 July 2020 and considered by Cabinet on 3 August 2020. It proposes a model for FPOs following public consultation on possible options. It assesses the best options to achieve the public safety objective of FPOs, framed around 4 key parameters: eligibility criteria, conditions of FPOs, decision-making power and compliance.