Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 18A

    (1)     This section applies if, in deciding an individual's suitability under section 17, the registrar—

        (a)     considers discretionary criteria under section 18 (1) (c) in relation to the individual; and

        (b)     believes on reasonable grounds that information held by a law enforcement agency in relation to the individual indicates that it would be contrary to the public interest for the individual to have access to a firearm.

    (2)     The registrar is not required under this Act or any other territory law to give reasons for the registrar's decision to the extent that giving those reasons would disclose security sensitive information.

    (3)     In this section:

"law enforcement agency"—see section 18 (2).

"security sensitive information" means information held by a law enforcement agency that relates to actual or suspected criminal activity (whether in the ACT or elsewhere) the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to—

        (a)     prejudice a criminal investigation; or

        (b)     enable the discovery of the existence or identity of a confidential source of information relevant to law enforcement; or

        (c)     endanger a person's life or physical safety.