NSW police’s ‘extraordinary’ search powers a ‘blank cheque’ to target Indigenous youth, lawyers say

Low rate of successful searches of people subject to firearm prohibition orders, which never expire, raise fears scheme is being used to conduct surveillance without judicial oversight

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In 2019, a 14-year-old boy appeared before a tribunal in New South Wales.

He was the subject of a firearm prohibition order (FPO), which meant police had the ability to search him or his home at anytime without a warrant.