Weapons Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2012 (Qld)

Queensland Weapons Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2012 Subordinate Legislation 2012 No. 187 made under the WeaponsAct1990 Contents Part 1 1 2 Part 2 3 4 5 6 7 Part 3 8 9 10 Page Preliminary Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Amendment of Weapons Categories Regulation 1997 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Amendment of particular provisions to replace ‘rimfire’ with ‘rim-fire’ 2 Amendment of particular provisions to replace ‘centre fire’ with ‘centre-fire’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Amendment of s 2 (Category A weapons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Amendment of s 3 (Category B weapons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Amendment of Weapons Regulation 1996 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Replacement of s 21 (Firearms licence—1 category D firearm for occupational culling of animals) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 21 Firearms licence—category D firearms for occupational culling of animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Amendment of s 60A (Storage of weapon not in licensee’s physical possession—when away from secure storage facilities) . . . . . . . 4

Weapons Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2012 Part 1 Preliminary [s 1] Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Weapons Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2012 . 2 Commencement (1) Part 2 commences immediately after the commencement of the WeaponsandOtherLegislationAmendmentAct2012 , section 10. (2) Part 3 commences on 29 October 2012. Part 2 Amendment of Weapons Categories Regulation 1997 3 Regulation amended This part amends the Weapons Categories Regulation 1997. 4 Amendment of particular provisions to replace ‘rimfire’ with ‘rim-fire’ The following provisions are amended by omitting ‘rimfire’ and replacing that term with ‘rim-fire’— • section 2(1)(d) • section 4(a) • section 5(d). Page 2 2012 SL No. 187

Weapons Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2012 Part 3 Amendment of Weapons Regulation 1996 [s 5] 5 Amendment of particular provisions to replace ‘centre fire’ with ‘centre-fire’ The following provisions are amended by omitting ‘centre fire’ and replacing that term with ‘centre-fire’— • section 3(1)(b), (c) and (d) • section 5(1)(a) and (b). 6 Amendment of s 2 (Category A weapons) Section 2(1)— insert — ‘(g) a break action shotgun and rim-fire rifle combination.’. 7 Amendment of s 3 (Category B weapons) Section 3(1)(e), before ‘rifle’— insert — ‘centre-fire’. Part 3 Amendment of Weapons Regulation 1996 8 Regulation amended This part amends the Weapons Regulation 1996. 9 Replacement of s 21 (Firearms licence—1 category D firearm for occupational culling of animals) Section 21— omit , insert — 2012 SL No. 187 Page 3

Weapons Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2012 Part 3 Amendment of Weapons Regulation 1996 [s 10] ‘21 Firearms licence—category D firearms for occupational culling of animals ‘(1) A person who, in the conduct of the person’s business or employment (whether or not in primary production), has a need for a category D weapon to cull animals may apply for a firearms licence with an endorsement for no more than 2 category D weapons. ‘(2) An authorised officer may endorse the licence with the number of category D weapons, not being more than 2 category D weapons, the authorised officer decides is reasonably necessary to satisfy the applicant’s need. ‘(3) The licence authorises the licensee to possess and use the number of category D weapons endorsed on the licence, not being more than 2 category D weapons, but only to satisfy the need stated on the licence. ‘(4) The licence must state the area where the weapon may be used.’. 10 Amendment of s 60A (Storage of weapon not in licensee’s physical possession—when away from secure storage facilities) Section 60A(2)— insert — ‘ Example — When culling animals, X moves, with a rifle, between paddocks and crosses public roads that divide the paddocks. While the rifle is in X’s physical possession during the cull subsection (2) does not apply. Notes — 1 See the Act, section 57 for the prohibition of particular conduct involving a weapon in a public place. 2 See the Act, section 58 for the general prohibition of dangerous conduct involving a weapon.’. Page 4 2012 SL No. 187

Weapons Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2012 ENDNOTES 1 Made by the Governor in Council on 25 October 2012. 2 Notified in the gazette on 26 October 2012. 3 Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4 The administering agency is the Queensland Police Service. © State of Queensland 2012 2012 SL No. 187 Page 5