New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

FIREARMS (GENERAL) REGULATION 1997 - REG 85

85 Exemption, waiver or refund of fees

(1) The Commissioner may, for such reason as the Commissioner considers sufficient, waive or wholly or partly refund a fee that would otherwise be payable or has been paid.

(2) A person who is a pensioner (within the meaning of paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of "pensioner" in section 3 (1) of the Motor Vehicles Taxation Act 1988 ) is exempt from the requirement to pay:

(a) an application fee for an initial or subsequent category A or B licence, and

(b) a fee under clause 84 (1) (h) for a permit to acquire a firearm that is to be registered in the person’s name, and

(c) a fee under clause 84 (1) (o) for the registration of any firearm that is to be registered in the person’s name.

(3) A person whose occupation is the business of a primary producer, and who is the owner, lessee or manager of land used for primary production, is exempt from the requirement to pay:

(a) any fee specified under clause 84 in respect of a licence (including any relevant fee for an inspection) if the person’s genuine reason for possessing or using the firearm authorised by the licence is that of primary production, and

(b) a fee under clause 84 (1) (h) for a permit to acquire a firearm that is to be registered in the person’s name, and

(c) a fee under clause 84 (1) (o) for the registration of any firearm that is to be registered in the person’s name.

(4) A licensed firearms dealer is exempt from the requirement to pay a fee under clause 84 (1) (o) for the registration of any firearm that is to be registered in the dealer’s name.

Note: A licensed firearms dealer is exempt from the requirement to obtain a permit to acquire a firearm (and consequently to pay any permit fee) because of section 50 of the Firearms Act 1996 .