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FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 66

Adult firearms licences—restriction on issue of category H licences

The registrar must not issue a category H licence to an adult unless—

        (a)     the adult has established 1 or more of the following genuine reasons to possess or use a firearm:

              (i)     sport or target shooting;

              (ii)     business or employment;

              (iii)     firearms collection; and

        (b)     the adult produces evidence that satisfies the registrar that the adult has a special need to possess or use a pistol; and

        (c)     if the adult's only genuine reason to possess or use a firearm is sport or target shooting—the adult gives the registrar written evidence from an approved shooting club of which the adult is a member that the licence application is supported by the club.



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