Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) An applicant for an adult firearms licence has a genuine reason to possess or use a firearm if the registrar is satisfied that the applicant intends to possess or use the firearm for 1 or more of the reasons mentioned in table 61, column 2.
(2) The applicant must produce evidence (including evidence of a kind, if any, mentioned in table 61, column 3) of the requirements mentioned in column 3 in relation to the applicant's genuine reason 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) In this section:
"nature conservation licence"—see the Nature Conservation Act 2014
"public unleased land permit"—see the Public Unleased Land Act 2013
"reserve"—see the Nature Conservation Act 2014
Note Reserves include wilderness areas, national parks, nature reserves, catchment areas and other areas of public land.
Table 61
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column 1 item |
column 2 genuine reason |
column 3 requirements |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | sport or target shooting | 1.1 For an applicant to whom section 75 (Adult firearms licences—special conditions for category H licences for sport or target shooting) applies—the applicant is a member of an approved shooting club that conducts competitions or activities requiring the use of the firearm for which the licence is sought. 1.2 For any other applicant—the applicant is an active member of an approved shooting club that conducts competitions or activities requiring the use of the firearm for which the licence is sought. |
| 2 | recreational hunting or vermin control on rural land | 2.1 For recreational hunting or vermin control on rural land— (a) the applicant has the permission of the owner or occupier of the land to shoot on the land; or (b) the applicant— (i) is an active member of an approved hunting club; and (ii) intends to use the firearm solely to take part in recreational hunting activities conducted by the club; and (iii) proves that the main objects of the club are to conduct recreational hunting activities requiring the use of the firearm for which the licence is sought; and (iv) proves that the club has the permission of the owner or occupier of the land to conduct those activities on the land. 2.2 For vermin control in a reserve—the applicant holds a nature conservation licence, or a public unleased land permit, authorising the applicant to use a firearm in a reserve to kill animals. |
| 3 | primary production | The applicant— (a) is a person whose occupation is the business of a primary producer, or who is the owner, lessee or manager of land used for primary production; and (b) intends to use the firearm solely in relation to farming or grazing activities (including the suppression of vertebrate pest animals on the land concerned). |
| 4 | vertebrate pest animal control | The applicant is— (a) a professional contract shooter employed in controlling vertebrate pest animals on rural land; or (b) a person employed by or in, or authorised by, a government agency prescribed by regulation that has functions relating to the control or suppression of vertebrate pest animals; or (c) a person whose occupation is the business of a primary producer, or who is the owner, lessee, or manager of land used for primary production, and who is taking part in an authorised campaign conducted by or on behalf of a government agency to eradicate large feral animals or animals that are affected by brucellosis or tuberculosis. |
| 5 | business or employment |
The applicant needs to possess or use the firearm for which the licence is sought in the conduct of the applicant's business or employment. |
| 6 |
occupational requirements relating to rural purposes | The applicant is employed in a rural occupation that requires the possession or use of the firearm for which the licence is sought. |
| 7 | animal welfare | The applicant is— (a) an officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; or (b) a veterinary practitioner; or (c) a person employed by or within an administrative unit with responsibility for animal welfare; or (d) an owner, transporter, drover or other handler of animals who may need to destroy an animal to avoid it suffering. |
| 8 | firearms collection |
8.1 For a licence that authorises the applicant to collect pistols manufactured after 1946—the applicant proves (by producing written evidence from the approved collectors club of which the applicant is a member) that— (a) the applicant has been a member of the club for at least 1 year; and (b) the collection has a thematic structure; and (c) the applicant researches or studies firearms; and (d) the members of the club collect firearms of the kind for which the licence is sought; and (e) the licence application is supported by the club. 8.2 For a licence that authorises the applicant to collect any other kind of firearms— (a) the applicant is a member of an approved collectors club; and (b) the collection has a genuine historical or thematic structure or a genuine commemorative or investment value; and (c) the members of the club collect firearms of the kind for which the licence is sought; and (d) the licence application is supported by the club. |
| 9 | heirloom possession | The applicant wants to possess a firearm that is an heirloom. |
| 10 | paintball activity | The applicant wants to possess or use a paintball marker for paintball activities. |