The public interest test for firearm prohibition orders under s 112E of the Firearms Act 1996 (Vic) requires an assessment of whether the order would be likely to mitigate a risk to public safety that would exist without the order. The risk is not confined to the individual's own future use of firearms but extends to the risk that the individual's possession of a firearm may facilitate its use by associates. No nexus between the individual's personal firearm use and the risk to public safety need be established. The proportionality of the restrictions imposed by the order to the risk addressed is a relevant consideration.
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