Approved equipment
Article 2 requires the responsible Ministry to publish objective safety, reliability, interoperability, accessibility, cybersecurity, repairability and value-for-money standards for duty firearms and body-worn cameras. An officer who has completed the applicable certification is issued an approved duty firearm where their role requires one, and an approved body-worn camera where their role requires recording. Every firearm is recorded by serial number, assigned officer, issue date, inspection history and return date in a secure central armoury register with access limited to authorised, logged and audited personnel.
Certification and training
Section 3A prohibits any officer from being issued or carrying a duty firearm without completing approved instruction in safe handling, storage, marksmanship, de-escalation, lawful use of force, bias-free policing, medical response and reporting duties. Certification must be renewed at least once every twelve months and after any event or direction requiring reassessment. A lapsed, failed or suspended certification requires immediate withdrawal of the firearm until the officer is lawfully recertified. Body-worn-camera operation, activation, privacy protection, secure transfer, incident tagging and reporting of failures form part of induction and recurring training (Section 3B).
Storage and retention
A duty firearm must be secured in an approved retention holster while carried on duty and stored in an approved armoury when the officer is off duty. It may not be removed from Links Land jurisdiction or placed in an officer's private possession except as expressly authorised for an operational purpose by law, and remains subject to the storage, transport, licensing and prohibited-zone provisions of Title 20 (Section 3C).
Discharge and investigation
A duty firearm may be discharged only where the officer reasonably believes there is an imminent risk of death or serious injury to the officer or another person, no other reasonable option is available in the time presented, and the discharge is necessary and proportionate (Section 5A). Every discharge triggers an independent Commission investigation, separate from the chain of command. An officer involved in a discharge is offered confidential psychological support without needing to request it, and is informed of material progress at defined stages (Section 5C).