F061 Fire Orders

Question 1

Police employees must always be aware of their ……. ……….. when using firearms

Answer 1

Personal responsibilities

Question 2

Under S62 of the crimes act, a police employee is …. ……… for any … … used

Answer 2

Criminally liable
Excess force

Question 3

An overriding ……….. in law is that minimum force must be ……. To effect the purpose

Answer 3

Requirement
Applied

Question 4

Where practical police should not use a firearm unless……..

Answer 4

It can be done without endangering other persons

Question 5

Police must only use a firearm for for these lawful purposes

Answer 5

S48 - Defending themselves or others
S39 - Arresting an offender
S40 - to prevent an offender escaping
Destroying animals

Question 6

S48 of the crimes act - Police may use a firearm to ….. …. .. ……. If they …. ….. .. ….. ….. …. To themselves or others and … … ….. …… themselves or others in . … …… ……

Answer 6

Defend themselves or others
Fear death or grevious bodily harm
Can not reasonably protect
A less violent manner

Question 7

S39 of the crimes act
Police may use a firearm to …. .. ….. if they …… .. …… …….. that the offender …. . …. .. Death or grevious bodily harm in ……. … …… and the arrest can not be …… ……. In a less violent manner and the arrest can not be …. …… ……. .. ……. ………

Answer 7

Arrest an offender
Believe on reasonable grounds
Poses a threat of
Resisting their arrest
Reasonably effected
Delayed without danger to other people

Question 8

S40 crimes act
Police may use a firearm to prevent an offender escaping if ….. …… .. ……. ……
That the offender poses a …. .. …… .. … to … ….. whether an ….. ….. or …. .. … ….. .. ….. and the offender ….. .. ….. ….. or …. …. ….. and the …. .. …… can not reasonably be prevented in a less violent manner

Answer 8

Police believe on reasonable grounds
Threat of death or grevious bodily harm
Any person
Identifiable individual
Members of the public at large
Flees to avoid arrest
Escapes after arrest
Flight or escape

Question 9

Destroying animals
Police may use a firearm to destroy animals as set out in………

Answer 9

The circumstances of the animals on roads chapter of the police manual

Question 10

Conditions to be satisfied before firing
An offender must not be shot until all these conditions are satisfied
They have first been … .. …… unless .. .. …… and …….. to ask them

It is clear they can not be …… or ……. Without first …. ….
Further … in …… the offender would be …… or …….

Answer 10

Asked to surrender
It is impractical
Unsafe

Disarmed
Arrested
Being shot
Delay
Apprehending
Dangerous
Impractical