FIREARMS REGULATION 2008 (NO 55 OF 2008)

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FIREARMS REGULATION 2008 (NO 55 OF 2008) - NOTES

- made under the Firearms Act 1996

Dictionary

(see s 3)

Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this regulation.

Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1 defines the following terms:

• financial year

• penalty unit (see s 133)

• police officer

• State

• the Territory

• veterinary surgeon.

Note 3 Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in the Firearms Act 1996 (see Legislation Act, s 148). For example, the following terms are defined in the Firearms Act 1996, dict:

• buy

• category A firearm

• firearm (see s 6)

• firearms dealer

• foreign acquirer

• genuine reason

• inoperable firearm

• licence

• occupier

• paintball marker

• pistol

• possession (see s 10)

• premises

• prohibited firearm (see s 7)

• prohibited pistol

• registrar

• responsible person

• sell

• shooting gallery

• use.

"home address" means—

(a) for a corporation—the address of its registered office or the address recorded in the registrable vehicles register as its home or business address; or

(b) for an individual—the address of the place where the person usually lives.

"initial application", in relation to a category of licence, means an application from a person who does not already hold that category of licence.

"operator "of a range means—

(a) for a shooting range—a person who applied for approval of the range under section 56; or

(b) for a paintball range—a person who applied for approval of the range under section 61.

"reserved area"—see the Nature Conservation Act 1980, dictionary.

"spare barrel"—see section 66.

"target pistol shooter", for part 2 (Clubs)—see section 7.

Endnotes

1 Notification

Notified under the Legislation Act on 22 December 2008.

2 Republications of amended laws