Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The period for
which this section provides that a licence is valid is subject to —
(a) any
other provision of this Act; and
(b)
anything endorsed on the licence,
under which the
licence ceases to be valid earlier.
(2) An Ammunition
Collector’s Licence is valid for a period of 5 years from the day on
which it was issued or last renewed.
(2a) A Firearm
Collector’s Licence is valid for a period of 3 years from the day on
which it was issued or last renewed.
(3) Any other licence
under this Act is valid for a period of 12 months from the day on which it was
issued or last renewed.
(4) The Commissioner
may, on payment of the prescribed fee, renew a licence from time to time for
further periods on application made within one month before, or within 12
months after, its expiry.
(5) Where a licence is
renewed on application made within one month before, or within 3 months after,
its expiry, it is deemed to have been renewed immediately after its expiry and
the renewal is deemed to be a continuation of the licence.
(6) Where a licence is
renewed on application made more than 3 months, but not more than 12 months,
after its expiry, the renewal takes effect on and from the day on which it is
effected but, for the purpose of determining the day when the renewed licence
expires, it is deemed to have been renewed immediately after it previously
expired.
(7) A licence cannot
be renewed under this section more than 12 months after its expiry, but the
person who held it is not prevented from making an application for a licence
under section 18(1).
[Section 9A inserted: No. 59 of 1996 s. 9;
amended: No. 69 of 2004 s. 12; No. 13 of 2022 s. 13.]
[Heading inserted: No. 13 of 2022 s. 14.]