If Lucy applies for an ADVO against James and she is successful in getting a final AVO, James must surrender all firearms and related licenses to police and he will lose his gun licence for ten years. James may want to have a rifle on the farm but he doesn’t need to have a rifle. Having a gun licence is a privilege and as James is violent and the violence is escalating, it is a great risk and concern that he has access to a firearm. See the Apprehended Domestic Violence Orders factsheet for more information |