CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED IMPORTS) REGULATIONS 1956 - REG 3E Criteria for regulation 4F--importation of firearms and related items used overseas in lawful shooting competitions, or lawful hunting activities

CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED IMPORTS) REGULATIONS 1956 - REG 3E

  (1)   This regulation provides for criteria in relation to an article mentioned in subregulation   4F(2B), if one or more of the following items in Part   2 of Schedule   6 apply to the article:

  (a)   item   1;

  (b)   item   2;

  (c)   item   2B;

  (d)   item   9;

  (e)   item   9B;

  (f)   item   10;

  (g)   item   14A;

  (h)   item   17;

  (i)   item   20;

  (j)   item   23.

  (2)   The criteria for the article are that:

  (a)   the importer is an individual resident in Australia; and

  (b)   the importer departed Australia with the article, and is returning from an overseas voyage with the article; and

  (c)   at or before importation, the importer produces:

  (i)   if the exportation of the article would be prohibited without a permission under regulation   13E of the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations   1958 --such a permission; or

  (ii)   in any other case--evidence that the person lawfully possessed the article before departing Australia; and

  (d)   the importer used, or had intended to use, the article while overseas to take part   in a lawful competition organised by a shooting organisation, or in a lawful hunting activity; and

  (e)   the importer holds a licence or authorisation to possess the article, in accordance with the law of the State or Territory where he or she lives; and

  (f)   the article has not been modified, except for the purposes of repair, since it was exported.