Prohibited Weapons Regulation 1997

The registrar must not issue a permit authorising a person to possess or use a suppressor unless—

the person is an authorised person; and

the suppressor is being used for an authorised purpose.

The following activities are authorised purposes for this section:

at the direction, or under the authority, of a conservation officer—killing fauna on public land reserved in the territory plan for a purpose mentioned in the Planning Act 2023, section 385 (Reserved areas of public land);

for a conservation officer or veterinary practitioner—killing fauna to alleviate its suffering;

for an employee of the CSIRO—undertaking an expedition to collect museum specimens;

for a firearms dealer—carrying out activities that are reasonable and necessary for a firearms dealer to manufacture, acquire, dispose of, repair, maintain or test firearms or firearm parts;

for a lessee of land held under a rural lease or a person authorised by the lessee—killing fauna on the rural lease.

In this section:

authorised person means a person who—

holds a licence or permit or is otherwise authorised under the Firearms Act 1996 to possess or use a prohibited firearm; and

is—

a conservation officer; or

contracted or otherwise authorised by the Territory to kill particular fauna; or

Note The conservator or custodian of unleased land or public land must take reasonable steps to implement a controlled native species management plan and may authorise another person to take action to implement the plan (see Nature Conservation Act 2014, s 167).

a veterinary practitioner; or

authorised by a licence under the Firearms Act 1996 to carry on business as a firearms dealer, including manufacturing, acquiring, disposing of, repairing, maintaining or testing firearms or firearm parts; or

employed by the CSIRO; or

a lessee of land held under a rural lease, or a person lawfully authorised by the lessee.

conservation officer means a person who is appointed as a conservation officer under the Nature Conservation Act 2014, section 28 (Conservation officers—appointment).

CSIRO means the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation established by the Science and Industry Research Act 1949 (Cwlth).

fauna includes the following:

a native animal;

an animal that is a pest;

stock.

pest—see the Biosecurity Act 2023, section 11.

rural lease—see the Planning Act 2023, section 256.

stock—see the Stock Act 2005, dictionary.