A Sydney siege hostage
A hostage runs towards a police officer outside Lindt cafe, where other hostages are being held, in Martin Place in central Sydney December 15, 2014. Two more hostages have run out of the cafe at the center of a siege in Sydney, Australia's largest city, according to a Reuters witness at the site. The two women were both wearing aprons indicating they were staff at the Lindt cafe where a gunman has been holding an unknown number of hostages for several hours. Three men had earlier run out of the cafe. Reuters/Jason Reed

The New South Wales government is going to put additional restrictions on firearms and make further changes to bail laws. The recommendations of the Martin Place Siege Review have prompted the government to make the changes.

According to the new changes, a person facing terrorism charges will be refused bail, said NSW Premier Mike Baird. There will be exceptions to the law only under unique circumstances.

Baird said he was not taking any chances to neutralise terror suspects. AAP reported the Baird government promised new bail laws which would make it nearly impossible for any terror suspect to be granted bail.

“Public safety is the number one priority for this government and that is why we are implementing tough additional protections on bail and illegal firearms,” The Australian quoted Baird. “We are sending a very clear message that incitement of fear and violence will not be tolerated.”

NSW Deputy Premier Troy Grant said there would be stricter penalisation for firearm offences. The possession of a stolen firearm will lead to up to 14 years of imprisonment.

“Along with our changes to bail, we will change our gun laws to create much tougher penalties for illegal gun possession,” Grant said. “The new firearms laws directly target the criminals using illegal firearms to commit violent crimes.”

The new changes also include a ban on possessing blueprints for firearms which can be used by unlicensed milling machines and 3D printers.

While considering bail for someone facing terrorism charges, the person’s connection to terrorist organisations, affiliation with other terrorists and statements of promoting violent extremism or terrorism will be considered as an “unacceptable risk.”

No bail will be granted for terrorism charges if the suspect is already on bail for some other charges, such as for being a part of a terrorist group. If the suspect is under a terrorism control order or has earlier been convicted of a Commonwealth terrorism offence such as being a foreign fighter, no bail will be granted either.

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