Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

FIREARMS AMENDMENT REGULATION 2013 (NO 1) (NO 29 OF 2013) - REG 10

in part 15, insert

73A     Minimum dimensions for firearms—Act, sch 1, item 17

    (1)     The following minimum dimensions are prescribed:

        (a)     for a firearm that is a smoothbore shotgun, a combination smoothbore shotgun and rifle or an airgun mentioned in the Act

, section 250 (2) (c) (Modification of firearms)—

              (i)     in relation to the length of the barrel or, if it has more than 1 barrel, of the longer or longest barrel—400mm; or

              (ii)     in relation to the length of the stock—300mm; or

              (iii)     in relation to the overall length of the firearm—700mm;

        (b)     for a firearm that is a rifle, other than a combination smoothbore shotgun and rifle or an airgun—

              (i)     in relation to the length of the barrel or, if it has more than 1 barrel, of the longer or longest barrel—400mm; or

              (ii)     in relation to the length of the stock—300mm; or

              (iii)     in relation to the overall length of the firearm—800mm.

    (2)     However, subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a firearm if—

        (a)     the firearm's owner has the registrar's written approval under the Act

, section 250 (2) to modify the firearm to have a dimension that is less than a minimum dimension mentioned in subsection (1); and

        (b)     the registrar is satisfied under the Act

, section 251 (Approval of modifications) that the firearm has been modified in accordance with the approval.

    (3)     In this section:

"length of the stock"—see the Act

, section 250 (1).