Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 128

    (1)     An applicant for a temporary international firearms licence—

        (a)     has a genuine reason to possess or use a firearm if the registrar is satisfied that—

              (i)     the applicant is a member of the staff of an internationally protected person, or other declared person, whose duties include the protection of that person while in the ACT; and

              (ii)     the firearm to which the application relates is a pistol of not more than 11.43mm calibre that is not fully automatic or capable of conversion to being fully automatic; or

Note     A 11.43mm calibre pistol includes a 0.45-inch calibre pistol.

        (b)     has a genuine reason (the genuine reason of international visitor ) to possess or use a firearm if the registrar is satisfied that—

              (i)     the applicant is a visitor to the ACT; and

              (ii)     for a licence authorising the applicant to take part in an approved shooting or approved paintball competition—the applicant would enter or has entered Australia (within the meaning of the Migration Act 1958

(Cwlth)) in the ACT.

    (2)     The applicant must produce evidence of the matter mentioned in subsection (1) that applies in relation to the applicant if asked to do so by the registrar.

    (3)     If the applicant does not comply with subsection (2), the registrar may refuse to consider the application further.

    (4)     The Minister may declare a person for subsection (1) (a) (i).

    (5)     A declaration is a notifiable instrument.

Note     A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act

.

    (6)     In this section:

"internationally protected person"—see the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents, a copy of which is set out in the Crimes (Internationally Protected Persons) Act 1976

(Cwlth), schedule.