This is a news article about the impact of search powers available under the Firearms Protections Order scheme.

Ariel Bogle and Sarah Collard, 'NSW police's "extraordinary" search powers a "blank cheque" to target Indigenous youth, lawyers say", The Guardian (Online, 19 May 2025)

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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Ariel Bogle and Sarah Collard, 'NSW police's "extraordinary" search powers a "blank cheque" to target Indigenous youth, lawyers say", The Guardian (Online, 19 May 2025)

Pre-emptive policing: Police searches