Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) A minors firearms licence begins on the day it is issued and remains in force, subject to this Act, until the day before the licensee's 18th birthday.
(2) The registrar may extend the period that a minors firearms licence is in force for not longer than 60 days after the day it would otherwise end under subsection (1) if—
(a) before the licence ends, the licensee applies for a licence other than a minors firearms licence; and
(b) the registrar has not decided whether to issue or refuse to issue the licence applied for; and
(c) the registrar is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the extension is necessary to allow the licensee—
(i) for a minors firearms licence issued for the genuine reason of firearms training—to continue to receive instruction, or take part in an approved firearms event, that the person began before the person's 18th birthday; or
(ii) for a minors firearms licence issued for the genuine reason of target pistol training—to continue to receive instruction, or take part in an approved firearms event, that the person began before the person's 18th birthday.