Section 29 Firearms Act 1996 (NSW)
s 29 General restrictions on issue of permits
(1)
(1A)
The Commissioner must not issue a permit that authorises the possession or use of a firearm unless the Commissioner is satisfied that the applicant has a legitimate reason for possessing or using the firearm.
(2)
Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), a permit must not be issued if the Commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that the applicant may not personally exercise continuous and responsible control over firearms because of:
(a)
the applicant’s way of living or domestic circumstances, or
(b)
any previous attempt by the applicant to commit suicide or cause a self-inflicted injury, or
(c)
the applicant’s intemperate habits or being of unsound mind.
(3)
Subject to this Division, a permit must not be issued to a person who:
(a)
is under the age of 18, or
(b)
has, within the period of 10 years before the application for the permit was made, been convicted in New South Wales or elsewhere of an offence prescribed by the regulations, whether or not the offence is an offence under New South Wales law, or
(c)
is subject to an apprehended violence order or interim apprehended violence order or who has, at any time within 10 years before the application for the permit was made, been subject to an apprehended violence order (other than an order that has been revoked), or
(d)
is subject to a good behaviour bond, whether entered into in New South Wales or elsewhere, in relation to an offence prescribed by the regulations, or
(e)
is subject to a firearms prohibition order, or
(f)
is a registrable person or corresponding registrable person under the Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000.
(3A)
The Commissioner of Police may revoke a licence by serving personally or by post on the licensee a notice stating that the licence is revoked and the reason for revoking it.
(a)
the person is a risk to public safety, and
(b)
the issuing of the permit would be contrary to the public interest.
(3B)
The Commissioner is not, under this or any other Act or law, required to give reasons for not issuing a permit on the grounds referred to in subsection (3A).
(4)
Despite any other provision of this section, the Commissioner may refuse to issue a permit if the Commissioner considers that issue of the permit would be contrary to the public interest.
(5)
The regulations may provide other mandatory or discretionary grounds for refusing the issue of a permit.