New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

FIREARMS (GENERAL) REGULATION 1997 - REG 76A

76A Existing rifle ranges-transitional provision

(1) A rifle range that, immediately before 12 February 1999, was used on a regular basis for rifle shooting conducted consistently with the safety template applicable to that rifle range by a rifle club that was:

(a) formed under the Australian Rifle Club Regulations of the Commonwealth before the repeal of those Regulations, and

(b) affiliated with the National Rifle Association of Australia Limited or with Target Rifle Australia Inc,

is taken to be an approved shooting range for the purposes of this Regulation.

(2) The approval of any such shooting range under this clause commences on 12 February 1999 and remains in force for a period of 6 months from that date, unless it is sooner revoked by the Commissioner in accordance with this Part.

(3) Any such shooting range may be inspected at any time by a police officer or other approved person.

(4) In this clause, "rifle range" and "safety template" have the same meanings as they had in the Rifle Ranges (Safety Standards) Order of the Commonwealth, published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 12 February 1997, immediately before that Order ceased to have effect.