Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 25 October 2006
These regulations are administered in the Department of Police and Emergency Management.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the regulation)
These regulations, which replace the Firearms Regulations 1996 , prescribe various matters for the purposes of the Firearms Act 1996 including –(a) the manner in which heirloom firearms and firearms in a firearms collection are to be rendered permanently incapable of being fired; and(b) the periods for which firearms licences remain in force; and(c) safety requirements for conveying prohibited firearms; and(d) the particulars required to be kept of dealings with firearms between licensees; and(e) fees for licences, permits, registrations and other matters under that Act.