South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) An application for
a permit authorising the acquisition of a firearm—
(a) must
be made to the Registrar in the prescribed manner and form; and
(b) must
contain the prescribed information.
(2) The Registrar may
require an applicant—
(a) to
furnish such further information as may be necessary to enable the Registrar
to determine the application; or
(b) to
verify by statutory declaration information furnished in relation to the
application.
(3) Subject to
subsections (4) and (4a) a permit authorising the acquisition of a
firearm can only be granted—
(a)
after the expiration of 28 days after the application for the permit was made;
and
(b) if
the applicant holds a firearms licence that authorises possession of the
firearm.
(4) The Registrar may
grant a permit before the expiration of 28 days after the application for the
permit was made if the Registrar is satisfied that it is safe to do so and
that there are special reasons for doing so.
(4a) If the applicant
for a permit is the owner of a registered firearm of the same class as that to
be acquired under the permit, the Registrar must grant the permit as soon as
practicable after receiving the application.
(5) A licence, to the
extent that it authorises possession of a firearm for the purposes of
employment by a person carrying on the business of guarding property is not
sufficient for the purposes of subsection (3)(b) to justify the granting
of a permit to acquire a firearm.
(8) The period for
which a permit remains in force must be set out in the permit.