Australian Capital Territory Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

FIREARMS REGULATION 1997 - NOTES

Endnotes

1     About the endnotes

Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.

Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.

Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history. These details are underlined. Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.

If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.

The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.

2     Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance
amdt = amendment	orig = original
ch = chapter	par = paragraph/subparagraph
def = definition	pres = present
dict = dictionary	prev = previous
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative	(prev...) = previously
Assembly	pt = part
div = division	r = rule/subrule
exp = expires/expired	renum = renumbered
Gaz = gazette	reloc = relocated
hdg = heading	R[X] = Republication No
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	RI = reissue
ins = inserted/added	s = section/subsection
LA = Legislation Act 2001	sch = schedule
LR = legislation register	sdiv = subdivision
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sub = substituted
mod = modified/modification	SL = Subordinate Law
o = order	underlining = whole or part not commenced
om = omitted/repealed	or to be expired

3     Legislation history

This regulation was originally the Firearms Regulations. It was renamed by the Statute Law Amendment Act 2001 SL2001-11, amdt 3.126 and under the Legislation Act 2001.

Firearms Regulation 1997 No 13 (as am by Statute Law Amendment Act 2002 No 30 amdt 3.372)

notified 19 May 1997 (Gaz 1997 No S137)

commenced 19 May 1997 (s 2 and see Act 2002 No 30 amdt 3.372)

as amended by

Firearms Regulations (Amendment) 1998 No 5

notified 18 February 1998 (Gaz 1998 No S74)

commenced 18 February 1998 (s 1)

Firearms Regulations (Amendment) 1999 No 1

notified 24 February 1999 (Gaz 1999 No S9)

commenced 24 February 1999 (s 1)

Firearms Regulations (Amendment) 1999 No 17

notified 15 September 1999 (Gaz 1999 No 37)

commenced 1 October 1999 (s 1 and see Gaz 1999 No 37)

Statute Law Amendment Act 2001 No 11 sch 3

notified 29 March 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 13)

commenced 29 March 2001 (s 2)

Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 44 pt 149

notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)

s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)

pt 149 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No S65)

Statute Law Amendment Act 2002 No 30 amdt 3.372

notified LR 16 September 2002

s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 19 May 1997 (LA s 75 (2))

amdt 3.372 taken to have commenced 19 May 1997 (s 2 (2))

Firearms (Prohibited Pistols) Amendment Act 2003 A2003-31 pt 3

notified LR 30 June 2003

s 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 2003 (LA s 75 (1))

pt 3 commenced 1 July 2003 (s 2)

Firearms (Compensation) Regulations 2003 SL2003-28 pt 3

notified LR 28 August 2003

s 1, s 2 commenced 28 August 2003 (LA s 75 (1))

pt 3 commenced 29 August 2003 (s 2)

Rates Act 2004 A2004-3 sch 1 pt 1.1

notified LR 18 February 2004
s 1, s 2 commenced 18 February 2004 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 1 July 2004 (s 2)

Dangerous Substances Act 2004 A2004-7 sch 1 pt 1.3

notified LR 19 March 2004
s 1, s 2 commenced 19 March 2004 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.3 commenced 5 April 2004 (s 2 and see CN2004-6)

Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Amendment Act 2005 A2005-13 sch 1 pt 1.10

notified LR 24 March 2005
s 1, s 2 commenced 24 March 2005 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.10 commenced 25 March 2005 (s 2)

Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2006 A2006-23 sch 1 pt 1.19

notified LR 18 May 2006

s 1, s 2 commenced 18 May 2006 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.19 commenced 2 June 2006 (s 2 (1) and see Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005 A2005-59 s 2, Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005 A2005-58, s 2 and LA s 79)

Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Act 2008 A2008-46 sch 3 pt 3.11

notified LR 10 September 2008

s 1, s 2 commenced 10 September 2008 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 3 pt 3.11 commences 30 March 2009 (s 2)

as repealed by

Firearms Regulation 2008 SL2008-55 s 83

notified LR 22 December 2008

s 1, s 2 commenced 22 December 2008 (LA s 75 (1))

s 83 commenced 15 January 2009 (s 2 and see Firearms Amendment Act 2008 A2008-25, s 2 and LA s 79)

4     Amendment history

Name of regulation
s 1     sub Act 2001 No 11 amdt 3.126
    am R9 LA

Interpretation
s 2     orig s 2 om Act 2001 No 11 amdt 3.127
    (prev s 3) am Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1700
    renum A2003-31 s 26
    def Act om Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1701
    def target pistol shooter ins A2003-31 s 25

Notes
s 3     orig s 3 renum as s 2
    ins A2003-31 s 27

Offences against regulation—application of Criminal Code etc
s 3A     ins A2003-31 s 27

Not firearms—Act, s 4, def firearm
s 4 hdg     sub SL2003-28 s 16
s 4     am 1999 No 17 sch; Act 2001 No 11 amdt 3.128; A2003-31 s 28; SL2003-28 s 16, s 17

General provisions
div 2.1 hdg     (prev pt 2 div 1 hdg) renum R3 LA

Minimum participation rates for members of approved clubs—Act, s 4, def active, par (a)
s 4A     ins A2003-31 s 29; table renum R7 LA

Category C licences
s 5     am A2003-31 s 30

Applications for licences—particulars and documents
s 6     am A2003-31 s 31; A2004-3 amdt 1.1; pars renum R9 LA

Authorised possession or use of prohibited pistols for sport or target shooting—Act, sch 2, item 5, col 4
s 8A     ins A2003-31 s 32

Temporary recognition of interstate licences
s 10A     ins 1998 No 5 s 2
    sub 1999 No 1 s 3
    om R1 LRA
    ins 1999 No 17 s 3

Conditions of licences
div 2.2 hdg     (prev pt 2 div 2 hdg) renum R3 LA

Category A, category B, category C or category H
s 11     am 1999 No 17 sch

Firearms dealers licences
div 2.3 hdg     (prev pt 2 div 3 hdg) renum R3 LA

Authorisation of visiting international licensed shooters
s 23     om 1999 No 17 s 4

Applications for permits
s 29     sub 1999 No 17 s 5
    am SL2003-28 s 18; A2005-13 amdt 1.39, amdt 1.40; A2006-23 amdt 1.202; A2008-46 amdt 3.39
    example and note to (2) (b) (xi) (B), (4) exp 27 March 2012 (s 29 (4))

International visitors—form of temporary permits
s 29A     ins 1999 No 17 s 5

Photograph on permits
s 30     am 1999 No 17 s 6

International visitors—conditions of permits or authorisations
s 30A     ins 1999 No 17 s 7

Clubs
pt 3A hdg     renum as pt 4 hdg

Clubs
pt 4 hdg     orig pt 4 hdg renum as pt 5 hdg
    (prev pt 3A hdg) ins A2003-31 s 33
    renum R4 LA (see A2003-31 s 35)

Meaning of target pistol shooter for pt 4
s 31A     ins A2003-31 s 33

Conditions of approval of shooting clubs—Act, s 15 (5)
s 31B     ins A2003-31 s 33
    (3)-(5) exp 1 August 2004 (s 31B (5))

Shooting clubs—power to request information from registrar about target pistol shooters
s 31C     ins A2003-31 s 33

Target pistol shooters to notify club of change of name or address
s 31D     ins A2003-31 s 33

Conditions of approval of collectors clubs—Act, s 15 (5)
s 31E     ins A2003-31 s 33
    (3), (4) exp 1 August 2004 (s 31E (4))

Registration
pt 5 hdg     orig pt 5 hdg renum as pt 6 hdg
    (prev pt 4 hdg) renum R4 LA (see A2003-31 s 35)

Safekeeping of firearms
pt 6 hdg     orig pt 6 hdg renum as pt 7 hdg
    (prev pt 5 hdg) renum R4 LA (see A2003-31 s 35)

Security and safe storage
div 6.1 hdg     (prev pt 5 div 1 hdg) renum R3 LA
    (prev div 5.1 hdg) renum R4 LA

Displays
div 6.2 hdg     (prev pt 5 div 2 hdg) renum R3 LA
    (prev div 5.2 hdg) renum R4 LA

Exemptions
pt 7 hdg     orig pt 7 hdg renum as pt 8 hdg
    (prev pt 6 hdg) renum R4 LA (see A2003-31 s 35)

Certain people
s 44     am Act 2001 No 11 amdt 3.129; A2004-7 amdt 1.4

Paint pellet guns
s 46     am Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1702, amdt 1.1703; R3 LA (see 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1704)

Lending for competition
s 47     am A2003-31 s 34

Miscellaneous
pt 8 hdg     (prev pt 7 hdg) renum R4 LA (see A2003-31 s 35)

Prescribed sporting organisations
s 49     am 1999 No 17 sch

5     Earlier republications

Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.

Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.

Republication No	Amendments to	Republication date
1	SL 1999 No 1	31 July 1999
2	SL 1999 No 17	31 May 2000
3	Act 2001 No 44	12 September 2001
3 (RI)	Act 2001 No 44 ‡	12 September 2001
4	A2003-31	1 July 2003
5	SL2003-28	29 August 2003
6	A2004-7	5 April 2004
7	A2004-7	1 July 2004
8	A2004-7	2 August 2004
9	A2004-7	4 November 2004
10*	A2005-13	25 March 2005
11	A2006-23	2 June 2006
‡ includes retrospective amendments by Act 2002 No 30

6     Uncommenced amendments

The following amendments have not been included in this republication because they were uncommenced at the republication date:

    Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Act 2008 A2008-46 sch 3 pt 3.11

[3.39]     Section 29 (2) (b) (xi) (B)

omit

Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Act 2001

substitute

Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Act 2008

© Australian Capital Territory 2009

Australian Capital Territory

SL1997-13

Republication No 12

Effective: 15 January 2009

Republication date: 15 January 2009

As repealed by SL2008-55 s 83 (1)

Not all amendments are in force: see last endnote



Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

About this republication

The republished law

This is a republication of the Firearms Regulation 1997 (repealed), made under the Firearms Act 1996

, including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes). It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 15 January 2009

              • authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies

              • unauthorised republications.

The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.

This republication includes amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).

Uncommenced provisions and amendments

If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.

Modifications

If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.

Penalties

The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—

(a) if the person charged is an individual—$100; or

(b) if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Australian Capital Territory

Firearms Regulation 1997 (repealed)

Endnotes

Australian Capital Territory

Firearms Regulation 1997 (repealed)