Firearms Amendment Regulations 2016
I, the Lieutenant-Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Firearms Act 1996 .
5 July 2016A. M. BLOW
Lieutenant-Governor
By His Excellency's Command,
M. T. (RENE) HIDDING
Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management
These regulations may be cited as the Firearms Amendment Regulations 2016 .
These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.
In these regulations, the Firearms Regulations 2006 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.
4. Regulation 3 amended (Interpretation)
Regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting ", but does not include a device operated by the use of blank ammunition" from the definition of captive bolt device .
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 13 July 2016
These regulations are administered in the Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the regulation)
These regulations amend the Firearms Regulations 2006 by providing that captive bolt devices operated by the use of blank ammunition are not classified as firearms.