Firearms Amendment (Ammunition Control) Act 2012 (NSW)

An Act to amend the Firearms Act 1996 to make further provision for the purchase and sale of ammunition.

1Name of Act

This Act is the Firearms Amendment (Ammunition Control) Act 2012.

2Commencement

This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.

Schedule 1Amendment of Firearms Act 1996 No 46[1]

(Repealed)

[2]Section 65 Sale, purchase and possession of ammunition

Insert at the end of section 65 (1):

Note—

Section 65A imposes additional requirements for sales of ammunition by licensed firearms dealers.

[3]Section 65A

Insert after section 65:

65ASales of ammunition by firearms dealers—additional requirements(1)

A licensed firearms dealer must not sell ammunition for any firearm to a purchaser who is the holder of a licence or permit for the firearm unless:

• (a)

  a firearm that takes the ammunition is registered in the name of the purchaser or the purchaser is authorised by a permit (or its equivalent under the law of another State or Territory) to acquire a firearm that takes the ammunition, and

• (b)

  the dealer has seen the current notice of registration issued for the firearm or the permit to acquire the firearm.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

(2)

The requirements of this section are in addition to the requirements of section 65.

(3)

This section does not apply to a sale of ammunition by a licensed firearms dealer to another licensed firearms dealer.

(4)

This section does not apply to a sale of ammunition to a member of a shooting club by the club armourer for the club for use at the club in a firearm registered to the club (a club firearm).

[4]

(Repealed)