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FIREARMS ACT - NOTES
FIREARMS ACT
As in force at 1 July 2008
northern territory of australia
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This reprint shows the Act as in force at 1 July 2008. Any amendments that commence after that date are not included.
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FIREARMS ACT
ENDNOTES
1 KEY
Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Firearms Act 1997 (Act No. 2, 1997)
Assent date
11 March 1997
Commenced
13 March 1997 (Gaz S8, 13 March 1997)
Firearms Amendment Act 2000 (Act No. 39, 2000)
Assent date
19 August 2000
Commenced
19 August 2000
Firearms Amendment Act (No. 2) 2000 (Act No. 64, 2000)
Assent date
14 December 2000
Commenced
1 January 2001 (Gaz S63, 22 December 2000, p 1)
Amending Legislation
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 2001 (Act No. 62, 2001)
Assent date
11 December 2001
Commenced
s 8: 1 January 2001 (s 2(2), s 2 Firearms Amendment Act (No. 2) 2000 (Act No. 64, 2000) and Gaz S63, 22 December 2000, p 1)
Corporations Reform (Consequential Amendments (NT) Act 2001 (Act No. 17, 2001)
Assent date
29 June 2001
Commenced
15 July 2001 (15 July 2001 (s 2, s 2 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth Act No. 50, 2001) and Cth Gaz S285, 13 July 2001)
Firearms Amendment Act 2003 (Act No. 25, 2003)
Assent date
26 June 2003
Commenced
1 July 2003 (s 2)
Firearms Amendment Act 2004 (Act No. 19, 2004)
Assent date
15 March 2004
Commenced
28 April 2004 (Gaz G17, 28 April 2004, p 2)
Amending Legislation
Statute Law Revision Act 2007 (Act No. 4, 2007)
Assent date
8 March 2007
Commenced
8 March 2007
Domestic Violence Amendment (Police Orders) Act 2005 (Act No. 38, 2005)
Assent date
22 November 2005
Commenced
22 February 2006 (Gaz G8, 22 February 2006, p 5)
Statute Law Revision Act 2005 (Act No. 44, 2005)
Assent date
14 December 2005
Commenced
14 December 2005
Statute Law Revision Act 2007 (Act No. 4, 2007)
Assent date
8 March 2007
Commenced
8 March 2007
Firearms Amendment (Paintball) Act 2007 (Act No. 17, 2007)
Assent date
18 September 2007
Commenced
29 November 2007 (Gaz G48, 28 November 2007, p 4)
Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007 (Act No. 34, 2007)
Assent date
12 December 2007
Commenced
1 July 2008 (Gaz G25, 25 June 2008, p 4)
Statute Law Revision Act 2008 (Act No. 6, 2008)
Assent date
11 March 2008
Commenced
11 March 2008
Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008 (Act No. 28, 2008)
Assent date
14 November 2008
Commenced
1 July 2008 (s 2)
3 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
s 3 amd No. 39, 2000, s 3; No. 64, 2000, s 4; No. 25, 2003, s 4; No. 38, 2005, s 14; No. 4, 2007, s 2; No. 17, 2007, s 4; No. 34, 2007, s 138
s 4 amd No. 64, 2000, s 5; No. 25, 2003, s 5; No. 17, 2007, s 28
s 5 amd No. 25, 2003, s 6
s 7 amd No. 19, 2004, s 5
s 9 amd No. 64, 2000, s 6; No. 17, 2007, s 5
s 10 amd No. 64, 2000, s 7; No. 25, 2003, s 7; No. 17, 2007, s 6; No. 34, 2007, s 139
ss 10AA -
10AC ins No. 25, 2003, s 8
s 10AD ins No. 17, 2007, s 7
s 10A ins No. 64, 2000, s 8
amd No. 17, 2007, s 28
s 11 amd No. 64, 2000, s 9; No. 25, 2003, s 9; No. 17, 2007, s 28
s 12 amd No. 17, 2007, s 28
s 13 amd No. 25, 2003, s 10
s 14 amd No. 64, 2000, s 10; No. 25, 2003, s 11; No. 19, 2004, s 6; No. 17, 2007, s 8
pt 3
div 3A hdg ins No. 25, 2003, s 12
s 15A ins No. 25, 2003, s 12
s 15B ins No. 25, 2003, s 12
amd No. 19, 2004, s 33
s 15C ins No. 25, 2003, s 12
s 16A ins No. 25, 2003, s 13
amd No. 17, 2007, s 28
s 17 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37
s 18 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37; No. 25, 2003, s 14
s 19 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37
s 20 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37
sub No. 25, 2003, s 15
amd No. 34, 2007, s 139
s 22 amd No. 64, 2000, ss 11 and 37; No. 25, 2003, s 16
s 22A ins No. 25, 2003, s 17
s 23 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37; No. 25, 2003, s 42
s 24 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37; No. 25, 2003, s 18; No. 19, 2004, s 7
s 25 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37
pt 3
div 6A hdg ins No. 25, 2003, s 19
s 25A ins No. 25, 2003, s 19
s 26 amd No. 64, 2000, ss 12 and 37; No. 19 , 2004, s 8
pt 3
div 12 hdg ins No. 64, 2000, s 13
s 30A ins No. 64, 2000, s 13
amd No. 25, 2003, s 20
s 30B ins No. 64, 2000, s 13
amd No. 25, 2003, s 21
pt 3
div 13 hdg ins No. 64, 2000, s 13
s 30C ins No. 64, 2000, s 13
pt 3
div 14 hdg ins No. 17, 2007, s 9
pt 3
div 14
sdiv 1 hdg ins No. 17, 2007, s 9
s 30D ins No. 17, 2007, s 9
pt 3
div 14
sdiv 2 hdg ins No. 17, 2007, s 9
ss 30E - 30G ins No. 17, 2007, s 9
s 31 amd No. 64, 2000, s 14; No. 25, 2003, s 22; No. 19, 2004, s 9; No. 17, 2007, s 10
s 32 amd No. 17, 2007, s 11
s 33 amd No. 39, 2000, s 4; No. 64, 2000, s 15; No. 25, 2003, s 23; No. 17, 2007, s 12; No. 34, 2007, s 139
s 33A ins No. 39, 2000, s 5
s 34 amd No. 64, 2000, s 16
s 35 amd No. 64, 2000, s 17
ss 35A - 35C ins No. 25, 2003, s 24
s 35D ins No. 17, 2007, s 13
s 36 amd No. 25, 2003, s 42; No. 19, 2004, s 33
s 39 amd No. 64, 2000, s 18; No. 34, 2007, s 104
s 40 amd No. 64, 2000, ss 19 and 37; No. 25, 2003, s 25; No. 17, 2007, s 14; No. 34, 2007, s 139
s40A ins No. 25, 2003, s 26
amd No. 17, 2007, s 28
s 40B ins No. 25, 2003, s 26
s 42 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37; No. 19, 2004, s 10; No. 17, 2007, s 15
s 43 amd No. 19, 2004, s 11
s 44 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37; No. 25, 2003, s 42
s 44A ins No. 64, 2000, s 20
rep No. 19, 2004, s 12
s 45 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37
rep No. 19, 2004, s 13
s 46 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37
sub No. 19 , 2004, s 13
pt 8 hdg amd No. 17, 2007, s 28
s 48 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37; No. 17, 2007, s 28
s 49 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37; No. 19, 2004, s 33; No. 17, 2007, s 28
s 49A ins No. 17, 2007, s 16
s 50 amd No. 19, 2004, s 33
s 51 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37; No. 19, 2004, s 14
s 53 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37
rep No. 19, 2004, s 15
s 53A ins No. 64, 2000, s 21
rep No. 19, 2004, s 15
s 54 amd No. 19, 2004, s 16
ss 54A - 54C ins No. 19, 2004, s 17
s 55 amd No. 19, 2004, s 33
s 58 amd No. 64, 2000, ss 22 and 37; No. 25, 2003, s 27; No. 19, 2004, s 18; No. 17, 2007, s 17; No. 34, 2007, ss 139 and 140
s 58A ins No. 25, 2003, s 28
amd No. 19, 2004, s 19
s 58B ins No. 25, 2003, s 28
s 59 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37; No. 17, 2007, s 18
s 60 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37
pt 11
div 2A hdg ins No. 19, 2004, s 20
s 60A ins No. 19, 2004, s 20
pt 11
div 2B hdg ins No. 17, 2007, s 19
ss 60B - 60L ins No. 17, 2007, s 19
s 61 rep No. 64, 2000, s 23
ins No. 25, 2003, s 29
s 61A ins No. 25, 2003, s 29
s 62 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37
sub No. 19, 2004, s 21
s 63 amd No. 64, 2000, s 24
sub No. 19, 2004, s 21
ss 63A - 63B ins No. 19, 2004, s 21
s 64 amd No. 64, 2000, ss 25 and 37
s 65 sub No. 64, 2000, s 26
s 66 amd No. 39, 2000, s 6; No. 64, 2000, s 37
ss 67 - 68 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37
s 68A ins No. 19, 2004, s 22
s 69 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37; No. 19, 2004, s 23; No. 17, 2007, s 20
s 70 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37
s 71 amd No. 64, 2000, ss 27 and 37
s 72 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37
rep No. 19, 2004, s 24
s 73 amd No. 64, 2000, ss 28 and 37
s 74 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37
sub No. 25, 2003, s 30
s 75 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37
s 76 amd No. 64, 2000, ss 29 and 37; No. 25, 2003, s 31
s 77 sub No. 64, 2000, s 30
amd No. 19, 2004, s 33
s 78 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37; No. 19, 2004, s 25; No. 28, 2008, s 3
ss 79 - 88 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37
s 89 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37; No. 19, 2004, s 26; No. 17, 2007, s 21
ss 90 - 91 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37
s 91A ins No. 64, 2000, s 31
amd No. 17, 2007, s 22
s 93 amd No. 17, 2007, s 28
s 94 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37
pt 12 div 1A ins No. 25, 2003, s 32
ss 93A - 93E ins No. 25, 2003, s 32
s 93F ins No. 25, 2003, s 33
s 95 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37
s 96 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37; No. 25, 2003, s 34; No. 19, 2004, s 33; No. 17, 2007, s 28
s 96A ins No. 25, 2003, s 35
s 98A ins No. 19, 2004, s 27
s 99 amd No. 64, 2000, s 37; No. 6, 2008, s 3; No. 34, 2007, s 139
s 99A ins No. 19, 2004, s 28
s 101 amd No. 25, 2003, s 36; No. 44, 2005, s 22
s 102 amd No. 64, 2000, s 32
sub No. 25, 2003, s 37
amd No. 19, 2004, s 29
s 104A ins No. 19, 2004, s 30
s 105 sub No. 25, 2003, s 38
s 106 amd No. 17, 2001, s 21
s 106A ins No. 17, 2007, s 23
s 107 sub No. 17, 2007, s 23
s 107A ins No. 64, 2000, s 33
amd No. 17, 2007, s 28
s 109 amd No. 19, 2004, s 33; No. 17, 2007, s 28
s 110 sub No. 25, 2003, s 39
s 110A ins No. 25, 2003, s 39
s 111 amd No. 64, 2000, s 34; No. 25, 2003, s 40; No. 17, 2007, s 24
s 112 rep No. 19, 2004, s 33
s 113 amd No. 64, 2000, s 35
sub No. 25, 2003, s 41
s 114 ins No. 17, 2007, s 25
sch 1 amd No. 19, 2004, s 31; No. 17, 2007, s 26
sch 4 amd No. 17, 2007, s 27
sch 5 amd No. 64, 2000, s 36
sch 7 sub No. 19, 2004, s 32