Firearms Amendment Act 2007 (TAS)

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Firearms Amendment Act 2007

An Act to amend the Firearms Act 1996 and certain regulations under that Act and to make related amendments to the Police Offences Act 1935

[Royal Assent 13 November 2007]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1Preliminary1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Firearms Amendment Act 2007 . 2Commencement (1)  Except as provided by this section, this Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. (2)  The provisions of Part 3 commence on a day or days to be proclaimed. PART 2Firearms Act 1996 Amended3Principal ActIn this Part, the Firearms Act 1996 is referred to as the Principal Act. 4Section 3 amended (Interpretation) Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended as follows: (a) by inserting the following definition after the definition of dealings record : employment, with a firearms dealer, includes engagement under a contract for services; (b) by inserting the following definition after the definition of licensee : light ordnance means – (a) a bazooka, rocket launcher or prescribed weapon that, although not a firearm within the meaning of this Act, is designed to be capable of – (i) being carried and used manually; and (ii) firing a projectile by non-explosive means such as a propellant; and (b) a shell, rocket or other projectile that – (i) is designed to be fired by a weapon referred to in paragraph (a) ; and (ii) has not been permanently rendered inert; (c) by omitting paragraph (b) from the definition of pistol and substituting the following paragraph: (b) has an overall length not exceeding 65cm; (d) by inserting the following definition after the definition of police family violence order : police officer means a member of the Police Service established under section 4 of the Police Service Act 2003 ; 5Section 3A insertedAfter section 3 of the Principal Act , the following section is inserted in Part 1: 3AMeaning of "close associate" of firearms dealer (1)  For the purposes of this Act, a person is taken to be a close associate of the holder of or an applicant for a firearms dealer licence if the person (either in his or her own right or on behalf of any other person) – (a) holds or will hold a relevant financial interest or relevant position in the business that is or is proposed to be carried on under the licence and, by virtue of that interest or position, is or will be able to exercise a significant influence over that business; or (b) is entitled to exercise a relevant power over the conduct of the business that is or is proposed to be carried on under the licence. (2)  In this section – relevant financial interest, in a business, means an interest in…

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