Firearms Regulation 2008

A shooting club or corporation may apply to the registrar for approval of a shooting range.

An application under this section must contain or be accompanied by the following:

a certified copy of the certificate of registration of the business name under the Business Names Registration Act 2011 (Cwlth);

particulars of the applicant’s core business functions;

the name, title and business address of the person nominated by the applicant proposed to operate the range;

the name and address of each person who is proposed to be authorised to control the activities of people on the range;

the name and position of any employee of the entity who will be required to use or possess a firearm during the course of employment at the proposed range;

a plan of the range proposed to be used by the applicant and a map showing the location of the range;

a statement from the owner of the land where the range is proposed to be located permitting the operator to operate the range on the land;

a statement from the owner of the land where the range is proposed to be located acknowledging compliance with the requirements of any other Act relating to use of the land as an approved shooting range.

The registrar may, in writing, require the applicant to give the registrar additional information or documents that the registrar reasonably needs to decide the application.

If the applicant does not comply with a requirement reasonably made under subsection (3), the registrar may refuse to consider the application.