Firearms Amendment Act 2008 (ACT)

Firearms Amendment Act 2008

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Contents

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Part 1Preliminary

1. Name of Act  2

2. Commencement  2

Part 2Firearms Act 1996

1. Legislation amended—pt 2  3

2. New sections 2 to 2B and part 1A heading  3

3. Definitions for Act

   
   

   Section 4, definitions of acquire, airgun, ammunition, approved shooting range, authorised instructor, authorised member, chief police officer, composite entity, dealer’s licence, employee, endorsed, firearm, firearm part, firearms dealer, firearms prohibition order, genuine reason, occupier, possession, principal, prohibited firearm and prohibited pistol  5

4. Section 4, definitions (as amended)  5

5. Section 4, remainder  5

6. Sections 4A to 6B  5

7. Section 10  24

8. Section 12  24

9. Amnesty

   
   

   Section 13 (1)  26

10. Section 14  27

11. New section 15A  27

12. Part 3 and division 3.1 headings  28

13. Section 16  28

14. Division 3.2 heading  31

15. Section 17  33

16. Authority conferred by licence—additional matters

    
    

    Section 18 (2)  34

17. Sections 19 to 35  35

18. Section 36  50

19. Section 36A  52

20. Section 36A (2) (b)  52

21. Section 37  52

22. Sections 38 to 44  52

23. Division 3.3  94

24. Part 4  101

25. Part 5 heading  116

26. Section 62  116

27. Category A and B licence requirements

    
    

    Section 63  117

28. Section 63 (1) penalty  117

29. Category C, D and H licence requirements

    
    

    Section 64  118

30. Section 64 (1) penalty  118

31. Part 6 heading  118

32. Sections 66 to 69  119

33. Section 70 heading  128

34. Section 70 (4) to (6)  128

35. Security of displayed firearms

    
    

    Section 71 (2)  129

36. Part 7  130

37. Part 8 heading  144

38. Sections 83 to 84B  146

39. Section 93  150

40. Restrictions where alcohol or other drugs concerned

    
    

    New section 97 (3)  152

41. Sections 98 and 99  153

42. Section 102  158

43. Possession of firearm under another licence

    
    

    Section 105  159

44. Section 110  159

45. Firearms prohibition orders

    
    

    Part 9  159

46. Sections 113 and 114  160

47. Section 116  160

48. Offences by corporations

    
    

    Section 122 (1) and note  161

49. Section 124  162

50. Regulation-making power

    
    

    Section 126 (2) (a)  164

51. Section 126 (2) (b)  164

52. New section 126 (2) (ja)  164

53. Section 126 (2) (p)  164

54. New section 126 (2A) and (2B)  165

55. Section 128  165

56. New part 20  167

57. Schedule 1, item 4  175

58. Schedule 1, new item 6A  175

59. Schedule 1, item 8  175

60. Schedule 1, item 11, column 2  175

61. Schedule 1, item 13, column 2, paragraph (c)  175

62. Schedule 1, item 14  176

63. Schedule 1, item 15, column 2  176

64. Schedule 1, item 17, column 2  176

65. Schedule 1, new items 19 to 21  176

66. Schedule 2  177

67. New dictionary  205

Part 3Prohibited Weapons Act 1996

1. Legislation amended—pt 3  214

2. Section 3  214

3. New part 1A  216

4. New parts 1B to 1D  218

5. Part 2 heading  223

6. Sections 5 and 6  223

7. New sections 6A and 6B  224

8. Section 8  225

9. Section 17  226

10. Approved forms

    
    

    Section 18  227

11. New part 5  227

12. Schedule 1, new item 31  230

13. Schedule 1  231

Part 4Prohibited Weapons Regulation 1997

1. Legislation amended—pt 4  239

2. Prohibited articles