New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

FIREARMS REGULATION 2006 - REG 35A

35A Theatrical armourers

(1) In addition to the authority conferred under the Act, a firearms dealer licence issued to a theatrical armourer authorises:

(a) the licensee and any authorised employee of the licensee to instruct and supervise actors and other persons involved in a film, television or theatrical production in the possession and use of firearms for the purposes of the production, and

(b) the actors and other persons involved in the production to possess and use the firearms, but only while under the supervision and control of the licensee or authorised employee of the licensee.

(2) A firearms dealer licence issued to a theatrical armourer is subject to the following conditions:

(a) any firearm used in the production must be maintained in a safe working condition,

(b) the licensee must comply with any requirements determined by the Commissioner in relation to the safe keeping of firearms that the licensee is authorised to possess,

(c) the licensee must ensure that any employee who is authorised by the Commissioner to possess or use firearms under the licence is properly trained in the safe handling of firearms and is suitably qualified to carry out the functions of a theatrical armourer.

(3) The licensee must, while acting under the authority conferred by subclause (1):

(a) keep in the approved form a register in which particulars of the following matters are kept:

(i) the types, and registration numbers, of firearms authorised under the licence,

(ii) the name of each person authorised to possess and use any such firearm, and the periods for which each such person had possession or use of the firearm,

(iii) the periods for which any firearm was removed from safe storage, and

(b) ensure that the register is kept in a place of safe keeping (not being a place in which any firearms are kept), and

(c) ensure that each entry that is made in the register is maintained for not less than 3 years after it is made, and

(d) if requested to do so by a police officer at any time, immediately produce the register to the officer and allow the officer to inspect, and make copies of any entry contained in, the register.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.