s 27 Interstate residents moving to this State (1) A resident of another State or a Territory who is the holder of the equivalent of a category A or category B licence issued under the law in force in that State or Territory may notify the Commissioner in writing that he or she intends to…
s 26 Recognition of interstate licences for certain purposes (1) A person who: (a) is a resident of another State or Territory, and (b) is the holder of the equivalent of a category A, category B or category H licence issued under the law in force in that State or Territory, is exempt from the…
s 19 Conditions of licence (1) A licence may be issued by the Commissioner subject to such conditions as the Commissioner thinks fit to impose. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), each licence is subject to the following conditions: (a) the licensee must comply with the relevant safe keeping and storage requirements under this Act, (b)…
s 18 Form of licence (1) A licence is to be in any one or more forms approved by the Commissioner. The manner and form in which the information referred to in subsection (2) is to be specified in the licence, or recorded, is to be determined by the Commissioner from time to time (including,…
s 10 Applications for licences (1) An application for a licence must be made in an approved manner and the fee prescribed by the regulations for the application must be paid when the application is made or as otherwise approved. (2) An applicant for a licence must— (a) if the applicant is a natural person,…
s 4D Special provisions relating to imitation firearms (1) This Act applies to an imitation firearm in the same way as it applies to a firearm, subject to the following— (a) the Commissioner may not issue a licence authorising the possession or use of an imitation firearm (except to a firearms dealer) but may issue…
s 13 Category B licences—restrictions on issue Subject to the regulations, the Commissioner must not issue a category B licence to any person unless the person, in addition to establishing a genuine reason for being issued with the licence, produces evidence to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that there is a special need for the…
s 17 Proof of special need The regulations may specify the sort of evidence that may be produced in order to satisfy the Commissioner of a special need for the purposes of sections 13–16. However, nothing in this section is taken to limit the Commissioner’s discretion in determining whether any such special need has been…
s 8 Licence categories and authority conferred by licence (1) The categories of licences, the firearms to which they apply, and the authority they confer, are as follows— Category A licence Firearms to which the licence applies: air rifles rimfire rifles (other than self-loading) shotguns (other than pump action, lever action or self-loading) shotgun/rimfire rifle combinations.All…
s 6A Exemption for certain firearms manufactured before 1900 (1) A person is exempt from any requirement under this Act to hold a licence or permit in respect of the possession of an antique firearm. However, the exemption provided by this subsection does not extend to an antique revolver.Note—A licence or permit will still be…