Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 58(1) amended by No. 28/2003 s. 29.
(1) The Chief Commissioner may grant a permit to the holder of a collectors licence to carry or use any category A, B or C longarm or a general category handgun held under the licence at a commemorative or historical event approved by the Chief Commissioner and sponsored by an approved organisation of firearms collectors and held at an approved range.
S. 58(1A) inserted by No. 50/2007 s. 23.
(1A) The Chief Commissioner must not grant a permit under subsection (1) to the holder of a firearms collectors licence to carry or use a category A, B or C longarm or a general category handgun held under the licence at a commemorative or historical event if an approved firearms collectors club has been granted a permit under section 58AAA(1) for the commemorative or historical event to be specified in the permit which specifies the licence holder's name.
(2) The Chief Commissioner may impose any conditions on the permit that the Chief Commissioner thinks fit.
S. 58(2A) inserted by No. 78/2005 s. 32.
(2A) The conditions that the Chief Commissioner may impose on a permit granted under this section may include conditions for or with respect to—
(a) the circumstances in which the Chief Commissioner may cancel or suspend the permit and any other matters related to any such cancellation or suspension; and
(b) the length or term of the permit and any related matters.
(3) The holder of a permit under this section does not commit an offence under section 6 or 7 when acting under and in accordance with the permit.
(4) An application for a permit must be in the form approved by the Chief Commissioner.
(5) The applicant must pay the prescribed fee for such a permit.
(6) The holder of the permit must comply with the permit.
Penalty: 120 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
S. 58AAA inserted by No. 50/2007 s. 24.