Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Firearms Act 1996 - SECT 58A

Provisional general category handgun licences

58A. Provisional general category handgun licences



(1) The Chief Commissioner may grant a provisional licence to a member of an
approved handgun target shooting club (who does not hold a handgun target
shooting licence) to carry or use the classes of general category handguns
specified in the provisional licence at approved handgun target shooting
matches and handgun target shoots.

(2) The Chief Commissioner must not grant a provisional licence under this
section-

   (a)  if the applicant is a prohibited person; or

   (b)  unless the Chief Commissioner is satisfied that the applicant is a fit
        and proper person to hold such a licence; or

   (c)  in the case of an applicant who is of or over 12 years of age and
        under 18 years of age, unless-

   (i)  the applicant has the written consent of his or her parent or
        guardian; or

   (ii) the person who is to provide the instruction to the applicant has the
        consent of the applicant's parent or guardian; or

   (d)  for any other prescribed reason.

(3) A provisional licence under this section remains in force for a period of
no less than 6 months and no more than 12 months (as specified by the Chief
Commissioner in the licence).

(4) A provisional licence under this section may not be renewed.

(5) A provisional licence under this section is subject to the condition that
the holder of the licence must, within 3 months of the grant of the licence,
complete a course in handgun safety approved by the Chief Commissioner.

(6) A provisional licence under this section that authorises the carriage or
use of a controlled handgun is subject to the condition that the handgun must
not be carried or used except for the purpose of the holder of the licence
making a decision as to whether to, in the course of applying for a general
category handgun licence for the reason of target shooting-

   (a)  purchase the handgun; and

   (b)  make an application to the Chief Commissioner for an authorisation
        under section 7A for the handgun.

(7) The Chief Commissioner may impose any conditions on a provisional licence
under this section that the Chief Commissioner thinks fit.

(8) The conditions that the Chief Commissioner may impose on a provisional
licence granted under this section may include conditions for or with respect
to the circumstances in which the Chief Commissioner may cancel or suspend the
licence and any other matters related to any such cancellation or suspension.

(9) An application for a provisional licence under this section must be in the
form approved by the Chief Commissioner.

(10) An applicant for a provisional licence under this section must pay the
prescribed fee for such a licence.

(11) The holder of a provisional licence must comply with the provisional
licence.

Penalty: 120 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.

(12) In this section-

controlled handgun means a handgun that is of a class to which section 7A(1)
applies. _______________