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Firearms (Amendment) Regulations 1999
S.R. No. 102/1999
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
1. Objective 1
2. Authorising provisions 1
3. Commencement 1
4. Amendment of regulation 20 1
5. Insertion of new regulation 21 2
21. Exemption for international visitors 2
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STATUTORY RULES 1999
S.R. No. 102/1999
Firearms Act 1996
Firearms (Amendment) Regulations 1999
The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 10 August 1999
Responsible Minister:
BILL McGRATH
Minister for Police and Emergency Services
SHANNON DELLAMARTA
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council
1. Objective
The objectives of these Regulations are to amend
the Firearms Regulations 1997 1 to specify the
nature of interstate permits, held by international
visitors, that are recognised as temporary visitor
permits for the purposes of the Act, and to enable
the issue of a handgun licence in relation to the
training and trialing of dogs.
2. Authorising provisions
These Regulations are made under sections
15(1)(c), 186A and 191 of the Firearms Act
1996.
3. Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on
22 August 1999.
4. Amendment of regulation 20
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After regulation 20(4)(b) of the Firearms
Regulations 1997 insert—
"; or
(c) for the purposes of the training and trialing,
with a handgun, being a handgun which is
and has always been constructed for the
purpose of starting sporting events, of dogs
registered with a club or association which
undertakes the training and trialing of dogs
and which has been incorporated under the
Associations Incorporation Act 1981.".
5. Insertion of new regulation 21
After regulation 20 of the Firearms Regulations
1997 insert—
"21. Exemption for international visitors
For the purpose of section 186A of the Act,
permits are those authorities which authorise
the possession, carriage or use of—
(a) a category A or B longarm or a
handgun for the purposes of sport or
target shooting; or
(b) a category C longarm being a shotgun
for the purposes of clay target
shooting.".
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NOTES
1 Reg. 1: S.R. No. 66/1997 as amended by S.R. Nos 6/1998, 89/1998 and
112/1998.
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