Firearms Amendment Regulations 2001 (WA)

276,1 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1 June 2001

POLICE

Firearms Act 1973

Firearms Amendment Regulations 2001

30 June and 28 July 2000.]

Made by the deputy of the Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Firearms Amendment
Regulations 2001.

2.            The regulations amended

The amendments in these regulations are to the Firearms
Regulations 1974*.

[* Reprinted as at 28 January 1997.

For amendments to 12 February 2001 see 1999 Index to
Legislation of Western Australia, Table 4, p. 83, and Gazette

1 June 2001 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2765

3.            Regulation 14 amended

(1) Regulation 14(6) is repealed and the following subregulation is
inserted instead —

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(6) At the hearing of the appeal the appellant shall open his

case, and the appeal shall proceed according to the
procedure relating to the trial of an action in a Local

Court.

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(2) After regulation 14(7) the following subregulations are
inserted —

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(8)	In determining the appeal, the Magistrate is not bound by rules of evidence, but may inform himself on any matter in such a manner as he thinks fit.
(9)	Sections 62, 63 and 64 of the Local Courts Act 1904 shall apply in relation to the issue of summonses and warrants requiring a person to attend at the hearing of an appeal as if the appeal were an action in a Local Court.

By Command of the deputy of the Governor,

M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Executive Council.