New South Wales Consolidated Acts

WEAPONS PROHIBITION ACT 1998 - SECT 9

9 Application for permit

(1) A person may apply to the Commissioner for a permit.

(2) An application must be in the approved form and be accompanied:

(a) by the fee prescribed by the regulations, and

(b) by such information and particulars as may be prescribed by the regulations.

(3) An applicant for a permit must provide proof of the applicant’s identity in accordance with the requirements of the Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988 of the Commonwealth that apply in respect of the opening of a bank account.

(4) On receiving an application for a permit, the Commissioner may carry out such investigations and inquiries as the Commissioner considers necessary to enable the Commissioner to consider the application properly.

(5) Section 12 of the Criminal Records Act 1991 does not apply in relation to an application for a permit.