Australian Capital Territory Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

FIREARMS REGULATION 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of regulation  
   2.      Interpretation  
   3.      Notes  
   3A.     Offences against regulation—application of Criminal Code etc  
   4.      Not firearms—Act, s 4, def firearm  

   PART 2--LICENCES

           Division 2.1--General provisions

   4A.     Minimum participation rates for members of approved clubs—Act, s 4, def  
   5.      Category C licences  
   6.      Applications for licences—particulars and documents  
   7.      Government agencies—vertebrate pest animal control  
   8.      Category C licences—restrictions on issue  
   8A.     Authorised possession or use of prohibited pistols for sport or target  
   9.      Rendering firearm incapable of being fired  
   10.     Terms of licences  
   10A.    Temporary recognition of interstate licences  

           Division 2.2--Conditions of licences

   11.     Category A, category B, category C or category H  
   12.     Category H licences for business  
   13.     Category H licences for employment  
   14.     Composite entity licences  
   15.     Firearms dealer licences  
   16.     Club armourers  
   17.     Collectors licences  
   18.     Heirlooms licences  

           Division 2.3--Firearms dealer licences

   19.     Restrictions on issue  
   20.     Recording transactions  
   21.     Additional requirements for licensed firearms dealers  

   PART 3--PERMITS

   22.     Theatrical and other productions  
   24.     Authorisation of possession and use of tranquilliser firearms  
   25.     Acquisition, possession and use of powerheads  
   26.     Arms fairs  
   27.     Acquisition and possession of war souvenirs  
   28.     Prescribed offences  
   29.      U Applications for permits [See Endnotes]  
   29A.    International visitors—form of temporary permits  
   30.     Photograph on permits  
   30A.    International visitors—conditions of permits or authorisations  
   31.     Minors firearms  

   PART 4--CLUBS

   31A.    Meaning of target pistol shooter for pt 4  
   31B.    Conditions of approval of shooting clubs—Act, s 15 (5)  
   31C.    Shooting clubs—power to request information from registrar about target pistol  
   31D.    Target pistol shooters to notify club of change of name or address  
   31E.    Conditions of approval of collectors  

   PART 5--REGISTRATION

   32.     Register of firearms  
   33.     Registration of firearms  
   34.     Unregistered firearms  
   35.     Requirements relating to registered firearms  

   PART 6--SAFEKEEPING OF FIREARMS

           Division 6.1--Security and safe storage

   36.     Category A and category B licences  
   37.     Category C, category D and category H licences  
   38.     Collectors of firearms—category A and category B firearms  
   39.     Collectors of firearms—category C, category D and category H  
   40.     Firearms dealer licences  

           Division 6.2--Displays

   41.     Permanent displays  
   42.     Temporary displays  
   43.     Wall displays  

   PART 7--EXEMPTIONS

   44.     Certain people  
   45.     Australian Defence Industries Pty Ltd, officers and employees  
   46.     Paint pellet guns  
   47.     Lending for competition  

   PART 8--MISCELLANEOUS

   48.     Dimensions of pistols  
   49.     Prescribed sporting organisations  
   50.     Approval of ranges  
   51.     Restrictions on sale and purchase of firearms  
   52.     Transporting prohibited firearms or pistols  
   53.     Shortening firearms  
   54.     Identification of firearms  
   55.     Government agencies—obligations  
   56.     Government agencies—employee obligations  
   57.     Registers maintained by employers  
           ENDNOTES