Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

WEAPONS ACT 1991 - SECT 27

Effect of licence

28. (1) Subject to this Act—

        (a)     a dangerous weapons licence authorises the licensee—

              (i)     in the case of a self-loading centre fire rifle of a military type or a pistol grip weapon—to possess and use the dangerous weapon registered on the licence;

              (ii)     in the case of a dangerous weapon to which subparagraph 5 (1) (b) (ii) applies—to possess the dangerous weapon registered on the licence; and

              (iii)     in any other case—to possess and use a dangerous weapon registered or endorsed on the licence;

        (b)     a corporate dangerous weapons licence authorises the licensee to possess a weapon registered on the licence; and

        (c)     a dangerous weapons licence granted to a person under the age of 18 years authorises him or her to possess and use a dangerous weapon registered or endorsed on the licence while that person is on a shooting range owned or occupied by an approved club and he or she is—

              (i)     under the immediate supervision of an authorised instructor; or

              (ii)     taking part in a competition in the use of dangerous weapons conducted by or in association with an approved club of which he or she is a member.

(2) A licensee (other than a licensee who is under the age of 18 years) is to be taken to be authorised to possess a dangerous weapon registered on a dangerous weapons licence held by a person under the age of 18 years if the first-mentioned licensee—

        (a)     is a member of an approved club; and

        (b)     is accompanying the other licensee to or from an approved club, or a competition conducted by or in association with an approved club, and the weapon is in his or her possession for that purpose.

Division 3—Restricted weapons licences

Application for licence

29. (1) Application for a restricted weapons licence may be made to the Registrar.

(2) An application shall—

        (a)     be in accordance with a form approved by the Registrar;

        (b)     be executed by the applicant; and

        (c)     be accompanied by the determined fee.

Grant of licence

30. (1) The Registrar shall grant a restricted weapons licence if satisfied that—

        (a)     the applicant for the licence is—

              (i)     of or over the age of 18 years; and

              (ii)     a fit and proper person to hold a restricted licence;

        (b)     the applicant proposes—

              (i)     to acquire a restricted weapon as a curiosity or for ornamental purposes; or

              (ii)     to use the weapon in a theatrical production;

        (c)     having regard to the nature of the weapon, reasonable provision has been made for the safekeeping of the weapon at the premises in or on which the weapon to which the application relates is to be kept; and

        (d)     the weapon to which the application relates—

              (i)     can be distinguished from other restricted weapons; and

              (ii)     is safe.

(2) In considering whether or not to grant a restricted weapons licence, the Registrar shall have regard to whether or not it would be in the interests of public safety to grant the licence.

Form of licence