Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Except as allowed
by this section, a licence or permit cannot be issued under this Act to any
person in respect of any firearm which in the opinion of the Commissioner
is —
(a)
unsafe; or
(b)
unserviceable.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not prevent the issue to a dealer of a licence or
permit in respect of a firearm for the purpose of enabling it to be tested,
repaired, or dismantled for parts.
(3)
Subsection (1) does not prevent the issue of a permit in respect of a
firearm for the purpose of enabling it to be conveyed —
(a) to a
dealer or the holder of a Repairer’s Licence; or
(b) to
any other person authorised to take possession of it.
(4)
Subsection (1)(b) does not prevent the issue to a person of —
(a) a
Firearm Collector’s Licence; or
(b) a
permit in respect of a firearm that forms or is to form part of a genuine
firearm collection.
[Section 12 inserted by No. 59 of 1996
s. 13.]
[ 13, 14. Deleted by No. 59 of 1996
s. 5(2).]