Firearms Amendment (Disqualifying Offences) Regulation 2007 (NSW)

2007 No 115

New South Wales

Firearms Amendment (Disqualifying

Offences) Regulation 2007

under the

Firearms Act 1996

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Firearms Act 1996.

JOHN WATKINS, M.P.,

Minister for Police

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to amend the Firearms Regulation 2006 to specify further offences (being offences relating to the participation in criminal groups and recruiting persons to engage in criminal activity) that disqualify a person from applying for a firearms licence or permit or from being involved in a firearms dealing business.
This Regulation is made under the Firearms Act 1996, including sections 11, 29, 44A and 88

(the general regulation-making power).

Published in Gazette No 36 of 2 March 2007, page 1327	Page 1
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Clause 1	Firearms Amendment (Disqualifying Offences) Regulation 2007

Firearms Amendment (Disqualifying Offences)

Regulation 2007

under the

Firearms Act 1996

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Firearms Amendment (Disqualifying Offences)
Regulation 2007.

2 Amendment of Firearms Regulation 2006

The Firearms Regulation 2006 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

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Firearms Amendment (Disqualifying Offences) Regulation 2007

Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendments

(Clause 2)

[1]      Clause 5 Offences that disqualify applicants

Insert after clause 5 (g):

(h)	Offences involving organised criminal groups and recruitment
An offence committed under section 93IK or 351A of the Crimes Act 1900.

[2]      Clause 44 Offences that prevent persons from being involved in firearms dealing business

Insert after clause 44 (g):

(h)	Offences involving organised criminal groups and recruitment
An offence committed under section 93IK or 351A of the Crimes Act 1900.

BY AUTHORITY