New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

FIREARMS (GENERAL) REGULATION 1997 - REG 19

19 Application for permit

(1) For the purposes of section 30 (1) of the Act, the manner of making an application for a permit is by lodging an application in the approved form:

(a) with the police officer in charge of a police station that is:

(i) nearest to the place of residence of the applicant, or

(ii) in the case of an application for a permit that relates to a person’s business or employment-nearest to the applicant’s relevant place of business or employment, or

(b) at such other place as may be approved.

(2) In the case of an applicant for a permit who is not a resident of Australia, the application may be sent by post to the Firearms Registry in Sydney.

(3) An application for a permit must be lodged personally by the applicant or in such other manner as may be approved.

(4) The Commissioner may refuse to issue a permit unless the applicant provides proof of his or her identity to the satisfaction of the Commissioner.