New data obtained from NSW police shows similar results for weapon prohibition orders (WPOs), which are often served simultaneously: of the 78 people served with a WPO under age 18, 55% identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
About 51% of the 4,267 people in NSW with WPOs identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander – a “concerning level of over-representation”, according to Jonathan Hall Spence, the principal solicitor with the Justice and Equity Centre.
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