Firearms Amendment (International Visitors) Regulation 2009 (NSW)

2009 No 526

New South Wales

Firearms Amendment (International

Visitors) Regulation 2009

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.

MICHAEL DALEY, MP

Minister for Police

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to provide that international visitors who hold a temporary firearms permit issued in another State or Territory for the purpose of participating in a shooting competition are exempt from the requirement to hold a licence or permit authorising possession (but not use) of the relevant firearm while visiting New South Wales before or after the competition.

This Regulation is made under the Firearms Act 1996, including section 88 (the general regulation-making power).

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Clause 1	Firearms Amendment (International Visitors) Regulation 2009

Firearms Amendment (International Visitors)

Regulation 2009

under the

Firearms Act 1996

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Firearms Amendment (International Visitors)
Regulation 2009.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the
NSW legislation website.

2009 No 526

Firearms Amendment (International Visitors) Regulation 2009

Amendment of Firearms Regulation 2006	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendment of Firearms Regulation 2006

Clause 55

Omit the clause. Insert instead:

55      International visitors—exemption for those holding international (temporary) visitors permits issued interstate

A person referred to in clause 54 (1) who is the holder of a permit issued and in force under the law in force in another State or a Territory, being a permit of the kind referred to in clause 54, is:

(a)

exempt from the requirement under the Act to hold a licence or permit authorising possession or use of the firearm to which the permit relates, but only for the purpose of:

(i)	competing in New South Wales in a competition involving that firearm, or
(ii)	engaging in activities that are connected with that competition, and

(b)

exempt from the requirement under the Act to hold a licence or permit authorising possession (but not use) of the firearm to which the permit relates if the person is visiting New South Wales before or after competing in a competition involving that firearm in that other State or Territory.