Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) If an accredited
society of collectors expels any of its members, it is required to notify the
Commissioner in writing of the expulsion of the member, identifying the member
and the reason for the expulsion.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years or a fine
of $8 000.
(2) The notification
may include information that the Commissioner might consider relevant to the
question of whether or not the member who is expelled is a fit and proper
person to hold a Firearm Collector’s Licence.
(3) An accredited
society of collectors that is requested at any time to do so may provide to
the Commissioner any information that the Commissioner might consider relevant
to —
(a) the
question of whether, for the purposes of this Act, a firearm would be, or form
part of, a genuine firearm collection; or
(b) the
question of whether a person is a fit and proper person to hold a Firearm
Collector’s Licence.
(4) Neither an
accredited society of collectors that gives the Commissioner any notification
or information under this section nor a person involved in the giving of that
notification or information is liable in civil or criminal proceedings because
of the giving, or the person’s involvement in the giving, of the
notification or information in accordance with this section if it was in good
faith.
[Section 15B inserted by No. 69 of 2004
s. 16.]