Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) For the purposes
of this Act a firearm can form part of a genuine firearm collection only if,
in the opinion of the Commissioner, it has significant commemorative,
historical, thematic, or heirloom value.
(2) The fact that
there is only one firearm in a collection does not prevent it from being a
genuine firearm collection for the purposes of this Act.
(3) For the purposes
of this Act, a handgun manufactured after 1946 can form part of a genuine
firearm collection only if —
(a) it
is owned by a person who is, in the opinion of the Commissioner, a student of
arms as defined in subsection (4); and
(b) the
handgun is within the scope of that person’s interest as a student of
arms.
(4) In
subsection (3) —
student of arms means a person who can be shown to
have a prolonged and genuine interest in the study, preservation, or
collection of firearms.
(5) In considering
whether a firearm has significant commemorative value, the Commissioner has to
take into account any special significance that the firearm, or any firearm or
firearms of the same kind as that firearm or of a related kind, has to a
particular event in history.
(6) In considering
whether a firearm has significant historical value, the Commissioner has to
take into account any special significance that the firearm, or any firearm or
firearms of the same kind as that firearm or of a related kind, has to a
particular period in history.
(7) In considering
whether a firearm has significant thematic value, the Commissioner has to take
into account any special significance that the firearm, or any firearm or
firearms of the same kind as that firearm or of a related kind, has to the
development, manufacture, or use of firearms.
(8) In considering
whether a firearm has significant heirloom value to a particular person, the
Commissioner has to take into account any special significance that the
firearm has because it was owned or possessed by a direct or indirect member
of that person’s family.
(9) In considering
whether or not it would be appropriate for a person to obtain, or continue to
hold, a Firearm Collector’s Licence, the Commissioner may take into
account any information provided about that person by a person or body
designated under section 15A as an accredited society of collectors.
[Section 15 inserted by No. 59 of 1996
s. 14; amended by No. 69 of 2004 s. 15(1) and (2).]