Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

FIREARMS REGULATION 2008 (NO 55 OF 2008)

- made under the Firearms Act 1996

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of regulation  
   2.       Commencement  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  
   5.      Offences against regulation—application of Criminal Code etc  
   6.      Not firearms—Act, s 6 (2) (a)  

   PART 2--CLUBS

   7.      Meaning of target pistol shooter—pt 2  
   8.      Shooting clubs, conditions of approval—Act, s 40 (5)  
   9.      Shooting clubs, power to request information from registrar about target pistol  
   10.     Target pistol shooters to tell club about change of name or address—Act, s 272  
   11.     Collectors clubs, conditions of approval—Act, s 40 (5)  

   PART 3--LICENSING--PROHIBITED FIREARMS AND PISTOLS

   12.     Prohibited pistols, sport or target shooting—Act, s 52 (3), (4)  
   13.     Category C licences, target shooting—Act, s 53 (3)  
   14.     Category C licence, prohibited firearm used for shooting competition, offences—Act,  

   PART 4--LICENSING--ADULT FIREARMS

           Division 4.1--Adult firearms licences—general

   15.     Adult licence applications, information and documents—Act, s 54 (2) (b) and  
   16.     Government agency responsible, vertebrate pest animal control  
   17.     Adult licences, evidence of special need for category C licence—Act, s 272 (2)  
   18.     Adult licences, evidence of special need for category D licences—Act, s 272 (2)  
   19.     Adult licences, period—Act, s 78 (1) (b)  

           Division 4.2--Adult firearms licences—conditions

   20.     Adult licence condition, category A, B, C or H licences—Act, s 73 (1)  
   21.     Adult licence conditions, category H licences for business—Act, s 73 (1)  
   22.     Adult licence conditions, category H licences for employment—Act, s 73 (1)  
   23.     Adult licence conditions, firearms collectors licences—Act, s 73 (1) (g)  
   24.     Adult licence conditions, heirlooms licences—Act, s 73 (1) (g)  
   25.     Dealer licence condition—Act, s 73 (1) (g)  
   26.     Dealer licence condition, club armourers— Act,  
   27.     Collector licence condition, making firearm incapable of being fired—Act, s 76  

   PART 5--LICENSING--MINORS FIREARMS

   28.     Minors firearms licences, minimum age—Act,  

   PART 6--LICENSING--COMPOSITE ENTITIES

           Division 6.1--Composite entity licences—general

   29.     Composite entity licences, stated information and documents for applications—Act, s  
   30.      Composite entity, evidence of special need for category C licence—Act, s 272 (2) (o)  

           Division 6.2--Composite entity licences—conditions

   31.     Composite entity licence conditions—Act, s 116 (1) (h)  
   32.     Composite entity licence conditions, category H licences for business—Act, s 116  
   33.     Composite entity licence conditions, category H licences for employment—Act, s 116  

   PART 7--LICENSING--INTERNATIONAL AND INTERSTATE LICENCES

   34.     Permit to acquire, conditions for foreign acquirers—Act, s 154  

   PART 8--TEMPORARY RECOGNITION OF OTHER LICENCES

   35.     Temporary recognition of interstate licences, for possession or use of firearm—Act,  
   36.     Conditions of temporary recognition of interstate licences—Act, s 136 (3)  

   PART 9--FIREARMS DEALERS

   37.     Dealer licences, restrictions on issue—Act, s 272 (2) (e)  
   38.     Dealer licences, required particulars for recording acquisitions and  
   39.     Licensed firearms dealers, additional requirements—Act, s 272 (2) (e)  
   40.     Spare barrels, prescribed records when barrel sold—Act, s 194 (2) (e)  

   PART 10--REGISTRATION

   41.     Register of firearms, other particulars—Act, s 157  
   42.     Registration of unregistered firearms, prescribed period—Act, s 177 (4) (b)  
   43.     Registered firearms, required particulars when firearm acquired or sold—Act, s 178  

   PART 11--SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS

           Division 11.1--Security and safe storage

   44.     Safe storage requirements, category A and category B firearms and paintball  
   45.     Security and safe storage requirements, category D firearms—Act, s 182 (1)  
   46.     Storage of category A and category B firearms, collectors—Act, s 180 (3)  
   47.     Storage of category C, category D and category H firearms, collectors—Act, s 180  
   48.     Storage of firearms, firearms dealers—Act, s 180 (3)  

           Division 11.2--Displays

   49.     Displaying firearms, reasonable steps in storing—Act, s 180  
   50.     Permanent displays  
   51.     Temporary displays  
   52.     Wall displays—Act, s 180 (3)  

   PART 12--OFFENCES

   53.     Restrictions on disposal of firearms—Act, s 226 (1) (c)  
   54.     Safety requirements for transporting prohibited firearms or pistols—Act, s  
   55.      Shortening firearms—Act, s 240 (2)  

   PART 13--SHOOTING RANGES

   56.     Application for approval of shooting range  
   57.     Decision about shooting range approval  
   58.     Approved shooting ranges, period of approval—Act, s 272 (2)  
   59.     Shooting ranges, immediate suspension of approval—Act, s 272 (2)  
   60.     Shooting ranges, cancellation of approval—Act,  

   PART 14--APPROVED PAINTBALL RANGES

   61.     Application for approval of approved paintball range  
   62.     Decision about paintball range approval  
   63.     Approved paintball ranges, period of approval—Act, s 272 (2)  
   64.     Approved paintball ranges, immediate suspension of approval—Act, s 272 (2)  
   65.     Approved paintball ranges, cancellation of  

   PART 15--MISCELLANEOUS

   66.     Meaning of spare barrel  
   67.     Sporting organisations—Act, s 23, sch 2, pt 2.3, items 2 and 3  
   68.     Minimum participation rates for members of approved clubs—Act, dict, def  
   69.     Pistols, prescribed dimensions—Act, dict, def pistol, par (b)  
   70.     Firearms, permits for theatrical and other productions—Act, s 141 (a)  
   71.     Arms fairs, permits to conduct—Act, s 141 (a)  
   72.     Firearms, permits for possession and use of tranquilliser firearms—Act, s 141  
   73.     Firearms, permits for possession and use of powerheads—Act, s 141  

   PART 16--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS

   74.     Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 16  
   75.     Reviewable decision notices  
   76.     Applications for review  

   PART 17--TRANSITIONAL

   77.     Definitions—pt 17  
   78.     Pre-commencement Act shooting ranges  
   79.     Pre-commencement Act paint pellet ranges  
   80.     Pre-ACAT reviewable decisions  
   81.     Transitional—modification of Act, pt 20, s 415 (2)  
   82.     Expiry—pt 17  

   PART 18--REPEALS

   83.     Legislation repealed  
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