Firearms Regulations 2017 (SA)

South Australia

Firearms Regulations 2017

under the Firearms Act 2015

These regulations may be cited as the Firearms Regulations 2017.

1. (1)

   In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

Act means the Firearms Act 2015;

captive bolt gun means a firearm designed to kill animals by firing a bolt that remains part of the firearm during and after firing;

contract shooter means a person who—

1. (a)

   enters into formal engagements or contracts to shoot animals; or

2. (b)

   satisfies the Registrar that the person is a contract shooter according to other requirements determined by the Registrar for the purposes of this definition;

deactivated firearm means a firearm that has been rendered permanently unusable in a manner stipulated by the Registrar;

dog retriever means a firearm designed to fire a projectile for a dog to retrieve;

enrolled nurse means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law—

1. (a)

   to practise in the nursing and midwifery profession as a nurse (other than as a student); and

2. (b)

   in the enrolled nurses division of that profession;

firearms manufacturer means a person who carries on the business of manufacturing firearms or firearm parts;

gel ball means a hydrated superabsorbent polymer ball or other similar gel-like projectile designed to be fired or propelled from a gel blaster;

home-made firearm means a firearm that was manufactured in Australia by a person who was not authorised by a firearms licence, permit or other authorisation (whether under the Act or corresponding legislation of another State or Territory of the Commonwealth) to manufacture firearms and includes (without limitation)—

1. (a)

   such a firearm manufactured by use of a milling machine; and

2. (b)

   such a firearm, or such a firearm that contains a firearm part, manufactured by use of a 3D printer or 3D printer technology;

licence number, in relation to a firearms licence, or a corresponding authority issued under a law of another jurisdiction, means the numbers or characters that make up the identifying reference of the firearms licence or corresponding authority;

licence year of a licence means the 12 months from the beginning of the term of the licence or, if the term of the licence exceeds 12 months, each subsequent period of 12 months during the term of the licence;

nurse means a registered nurse or an enrolled nurse;

operator of a primary production business means—

1. (a)

   a person who carries on a business of primary production; or

2. (b)

   if the person who carries on a business of primary production is a company—a director of the company who resides on or near the land on which the business is carried on or visits the land frequently for the purposes of the business; or

3. (c)

   a person employed to manage a business of primary production who resides on or near the land on which the business is carried on or visits the land frequently for the purposes of the business;

power head means a firearm (not…