Firearms Act 1989 (NSW)

FIREARMS ACT 1989 No. 25

NEW SOUTH WALES

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

PART 1—PRELIMINARY

1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Definitions

4. Application of Act

PART 2—REGULATION OF FIREARMS

5. Possession or use of firearms
6. Buying of firearms
7. Duties of buyers, sellers etc. of firearms
8. Dealers to be licensed
9. Possession of spare barrels for pistols

10. "On-the-spot" inspection of firearms by police

11. Disposal of firearms by unauthorised holders

12. Safe keeping of firearms
13. Unsafe firearms

14. Shortening firearms
15. Converting firearm into a pistol
16. Restrictions where alcohol or other drugs concerned
17. Sale or purchase of ammunition
18. Defacing or altering identification marks
19. Tranquillising equipment

20. Pawning of firearms prohibited

PART 3—LICENCES AND PERMITS

Division 1 —Provisions relating to licences

21. Purposes for which licences must be available

Firearms 1989

Division 2—Provisions relating to permits

29. Purposes for which permits must be available

30. Classes of permits

31. Applications
32. Refusal on ground of public interest etc.

33. Conditions and term of permit

Division 3—Provisions relating to licences and permits

34. Authority conferred by licence or permit
35. Suspension of licence or permit
36. Revocation of licence or permit
37. Production of licence or permit

38. Surrender of suspended or revoked licence or permit

PART 4—FIREARMS PROHIBITION ORDERS

39. Firearms prohibition orders

40. Effect of firearms prohibition order

PART 5—APPEALS

41. Right to appeal
42. Conduct of appeal

43. Effect of appeal

PART 6—SUPPLEMENTARY

44. False or misleading applications
45. Contravention of conditions
46. Misuse of licences, permits or approvals
47. Altering or falsifying records
48. Disposal of surrendered or seized firearms
49. Delegation

50. Liability of parents and guardians

51. Offences by corporations

52. Proceedings for offences

53. Time for laying information 54. Service by post 55. Evidentiary provisions 56. Regulations 57. Repeals 58. Savings and transitional provisions

59. Amendment of Search Warrants Act 1985 No. 37, s. 5 (Application for warrant in respect of certain offences)

SCHEDULE 1—SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

FIREARMS ACT 1989 No. 25

NEW SOUTH WALES

Act No. 25, 1989

An Act to regulate firearms and increase penalties for offences involving
firearms; to repeal the Firearms and Dangerous Weapons Act 1973; and for
other purposes. [Assented to 21 April 1989]
See also Prohibited Weapons Act 1989: Crimes (Firearms) Amendment Act 1989.

Firearms 1989

The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:

PART 1—PRELIMINARY

Short title

1.     This Act may be cited as the Firearms Act 1989.

Commencement

2. (1) This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.

(2) Different days may be appointed for the commencement of section 57 for the purpose of repealing different provisions of the Firearms and Dangerous Weapons Act 1973 or the regulations made under that Act on different days.

Definitions

3. (1) In this Act—
"approval" means an approval in force under the regulations;

"blank fire firearm" means a device that is designed for firing blank

cartridges only, such as a starting pistol;