Firearms Regulations 2006 (TAS)

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Firearms Regulations 2006

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Firearms Act 1996 .16 October 2006

W. J. E. COX

Governor

By His Excellency’s Command,

D. E. LLEWELLYN

Minister for Police and Emergency Management

1Short titleThese regulations may be cited as the Firearms Regulations 2006 . 2CommencementThese regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette. 3InterpretationIn these regulations – Act means the Firearms Act 1996 . 4Prescribed placesFor the definitions of "interim restraint order" and "restraint order" in section 3 of the Act, each of the following is a place: (a) Australian Capital Territory; (b) New South Wales; (c) Northern Territory; (d) Queensland; (e) South Australia; (f) Victoria; (g) Western Australia. 5Prescribed prohibited pistolsFor the definition of "prohibited pistol" in section 3 of the Act, each of the following is a prohibited pistol: (a) a pistol that has a calibre exceeding .38 inches; (b) a semi-automatic pistol that has a barrel length of less than 120 millimetres; (c) a revolver that has a barrel length of less than 100 millimetres; (d) a single-shot pistol that has a barrel length of less than 100 millimetres; (e) a pistol that has a magazine with a capacity of more than 10 rounds. 6Prescribed eventsFor section 18(4) and section 58A of the Act, each of the following is a prescribed event: (a) Metallic Silhouette Event; (b) Western (Single) Action Event. 7Prescribed government agenciesFor section 41(b) of the Act, each of the following is a prescribed government agency: (a) the department responsible for the administration of the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 ; (b) the department responsible for the administration of the Animal Health Act 1995 . 8Form of licenceFor section 45(h) of the Act, a licence is to specify the date on which it ceases to be in force. 9Amount of ammunitionFor section 46(f) of the Act, the prescribed amount of ammunition is such amount as the Commissioner determines having regard to – (a) the amount of ammunition that the licensee reasonably requires for the firearm to which the licence relates; and (b) the genuine reason for which the licence is issued. 10Firearm collections and heirloom firearms (1)  For section 47(1)(b) and section 47(2) of the Act, the following is the prescribed manner in which a firearm of a kind specified in those sections that is not a shotgun is to be rendered permanently incapable of being fired: (a) a bore diameter mild steel rod is to be inserted into the barrel of the firearm, extending for the full length of the barrel; (b) the mild steel rod is to be fully welded to – (i) the muzzle and finished flush; and (ii) the chamber of the firearm, if applicable;

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