New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

FIREARMS (GENERAL) REGULATION 1997 - REG 5

5 Offences that disqualify applicants

For the purposes of sections 11 (5) (b) and 29 (3) (b) of the Act, the following offences are prescribed offences regardless of whether they are committed in New South Wales:

(a) An offence relating to the possession or use of a firearm, or any other weapon, committed under:

(i) the law of any Australian jurisdiction, or

(ii) the law of any overseas jurisdiction (being an offence that, had it been committed in Australia, would be an offence under the law of an Australian jurisdiction).

(b) An offence in respect of a prohibited plant or drug committed under:

(i) the law of any Australian jurisdiction, or

(ii) the law of any overseas jurisdiction (being an offence that, had it been committed in Australia, would be an offence under the law of an Australian jurisdiction).

(c) An offence committed under the law of any Australian or overseas jurisdiction:

(i) involving the infliction (or attempted infliction) of actual bodily harm to another person, and

(ii) in respect of which, either the convicted person has been sentenced to imprisonment for 28 days or more, or a penalty of $200 or more has been imposed on the person.