Weapons and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2017 (Qld)

Part 1    Preliminary

1   Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Weapons and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2017.

2   Commencement

This regulation commences on 1 July 2017.

Part 2    Amendment of Police Service Administration Regulation 2016

3   Regulation amended

This part amends the Police Service Administration Regulation 2016.

4   Amendment of s 25 (Valour Award)

(1)Section 25, heading—
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25   Valour Medal

(2)Section 25, ‘Queensland Police Service Valour Award (the Valour Award)’—
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Queensland Police Valour Medal (the Valour Medal)

5   Amendment of s 26 (Silver Bar to Valour Award)

Section 26, ‘Award’—
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Medal

6   Amendment of s 28 (Wearing of awards)

Section 28, ‘Award’—
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Medal

7   Amendment of s 29 (Design and style of awards)

Section 29(a), ‘Award’—
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Medal

8   Insertion of new pt 18, div 1, hdg

Part 18—
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Division 1 Repeals

9   Omission of s 73 (Definition for pt 18)

Section 73—
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10   Insertion of new pt 18, div 2, hdg and s 74A

After section 74—
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Division 2 Transitional provisions for Police Service Administration Regulation 2016

74A   Definition for division

In this division—

repealed administration regulation means the repealed Police Service Administration Regulation 1990 as in force at any relevant time.

11   Insertion of new pt 18, div 3

After section 80—
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Division 3 Transitional provision for Weapons and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2017

81    Former Queensland Police Service Valour Award is taken to be Valour Medal

(1)This section applies to a Queensland Police Service Valour Award awarded to a person, under a former awards provision, for having performed an act.

(2)The Queensland Police Service Valour Award is taken to be a Valour Medal awarded to the person for having performed the act.

(3)If the person has been given, under a former awards provision, a Silver Bar to the person’s Queensland Police Service Valour Award, the person is taken to have been given a Silver Bar to the person’s Valour Medal.

(4)In this section—

former awards provision means—

(a)part 10 as in force at any time before the commencement; or

(b)the repealed Police Service Administration Regulation 1990 as in force at any time.

12   Amendment of sch 3 (Dictionary)

Schedule 3, definition Valour Award—
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Valour Medal see section 25.

Part 3    Amendment of State Buildings Protective Security Regulation 2008

13   Regulation amended

This part amends the State Buildings Protective Security Regulation 2008.

14   Amendment of s 3 (Declaration of the Queensland Cultural Centre as state buildings—Act, s 4(4))

Section 3(2), ‘30 June 2017’—
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1 September 2018

15   Amendment of s 3A (Declaration of Legal Aid Queensland offices as state buildings—Act, s 4(4))

Section 3A(2), ‘30 June 2017’—
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1 September 2018

Part 4    Amendment of Weapons Regulation 2016

16   Regulation amended

This part amends the Weapons Regulation 2016.

17   Replacement of sch 1 (Fees)

Schedule 1—
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Schedule 1 Fees

section 165(1)

Note—

See also part 29 for other fees and the exemptions or refunds applying to particular fees stated in this schedule.

$
1	Application fee for a licence (Act, section 13(1)(c)(i))	101.25
2	Licence fee, or fee for renewal of licence (Act, s 18(2)(c)), for each year of the licence—
(a)  armourer’s licence	96.95
(b)  blank-fire firearms licence	15.35
(c)  collector’s licence (heirloom)	15.35
(d)  collector’s licence (weapons)	15.35
(e)  concealable firearms licence—
(i)  for an approved pistol club member	23.20
(ii)  for anyone else	58.10
(f)  dealer’s licence—
(i)  for a licence endorsed with only category A, B or M weapons	194.55
(ii)  for a licence endorsed with only category C, D, E, H or R weapons	194.55
(iii)  for any other licence	388.90
(g)  firearms licence	33.45
(h)  firearms licence (instructor)	58.10
(i)  minor’s licence	15.35
(j)  security licence (guard)	30.65
(k)  security licence (organisation)	388.90
(l)  theatrical ordnance supplier’s licence	388.90
(m)  miscellaneous weapons licence	14.60
3	Fee for visitor’s licence (s 77)	48.55
4	Application fee for approval to transfer a transferable licence (Act, s 21)	194.55
5	Application fee for a replacement licence (Act, s 23(2)(b))	38.60
6	Application fee for a permit to acquire (Act, s 40(1)(c)(i))	38.25
7	Application fee for approval to conduct an arms fair (Act, s 80(1)(d)(i))	194.55
8	Application fee for a shooting club permit, for each year of the permit (Act, s 86(3)(c))	58.10
9	Application fee for an amendment of conditions applying to a shooting club permit (Act, s 94(1)(a))	38.60
10	Application fee for approval of a range for weapons target shooting (Act, s 99(2)(c))	291.60
11	Application fee for an amendment of conditions applying to an approval of a range for weapons target shooting (Act, s 104(1)(a))—
(a)  for an amendment that allows alteration of the actual firing range, or butts of the firing line, in a material way	291.60
(b)  for any other amendment	38.60
12	Application fee for approval to conduct a shooting gallery, for each year of the approval (Act, s 111)	291.60
13	Application fee for a decision by an authorised officer relating to the way of transporting particular weapons (s 60(2))	96.95
14	Application fee for a commissioner’s exemption other than an exemption under part 26, division 3 (s 150(2)(a))	77.40