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FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 56

Adult firearms licences—requirement for further information etc

    (1)     This section applies to an application for an adult firearms licence.

    (2)     The registrar may give the applicant a written notice requiring the applicant to give the registrar stated further information or documents that the registrar reasonably needs to decide the application.

    (3)     Without limiting subsection (2), if the registrar believes on reasonable grounds that the applicant's mental health may affect the applicant's ability to handle firearms responsibly, the registrar may ask the applicant to consent to the disclosure to the registrar of personal health information about the applicant from a health record relating to the applicant.

Note     The Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997

contains provisions about the consent, access to the information and limitations on the use or disclosure of the information (see that Act, s 13A and sch 1, principle 10, cl 2 (c), 7 and 8). In particular, sch 1, principle 10, cl 7 provides that the consent must be in writing and name the health service provider who made the health record.

    (4)     If the applicant does not comply with subsection (2) (other than in relation to the consent mentioned in subsection (3)), the registrar may refuse to consider the application further.

    (5)     In this section:

"health record"—see the Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997

, dictionary.

"personal health information"—see the Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997

, dictionary.



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