Weapons Prohibition Regulation 2017

Following the death of an authorised weapons dealer (the dealer), the person responsible for the dealer’s business must—

notify a police officer of the death of the dealer as soon as practicable (and in any event within 14 days) after the person becomes the person responsible for the dealer’s business, and

permit access by a police officer at any reasonable time to the premises on which the dealer’s business was carried on (the dealer’s business premises), and

permit access by a police officer at any reasonable time to any records kept by the dealer for the purposes of the Act and allow the police officer to make copies of any such records, and

make any prohibited weapon on the dealer’s business premises available for inspection by a police officer at the dealer’s business premises at any reasonable time, and

comply with any direction of a police officer for ensuring the safe keeping and proper storage in accordance with the Act of any prohibited weapon on the dealer’s business premises.

The person responsible for the dealer’s business is the executor or administrator of the estate of the dealer or any other person who takes control of the dealer’s business or possession of the dealer’s business premises following the death of the dealer.

A person is not required to notify the death of the dealer as required by this clause if another person has notified the death in compliance with this clause.