Weapons Act 1990

If a licensee is the registered owner of 1 or more category H weapons in a single class, the licensee’s licence is subject to the condition that the licensee use a weapon from that class in not less than 6 handgun shooting competitions conducted on different days in each financial year.

For subsection (1), if a category H weapon to be used is a high calibre weapon, the handgun shooting competitions at which the weapon must be used must be accredited events.

If the licensee is the registered owner of at least 1 category H weapon in each of 2 or more classes, the licensee’s licence is subject to the condition that the licensee use a weapon from each class in not less than 4 club organised shoots for the class in each financial year.

For subsection (3)—

at least 6 of the club organised shoots must be handgun shooting competitions; and

if 1 of the classes is a class for high calibre weapons, at least 4 of the club organised shoots for a weapon from the class must be accredited events; and

each club organised shoot for the classes must be conducted on different days.Example for paragraph (c)—If a licensee uses category H weapons from 2 classes in club organised shoots conducted on a single day, only 1 of the shoots is to be taken into account for the licensee’s participation record because the shoots are not conducted on different days.

If the licensee is the registered owner of a single category H weapon in a particular class for less than 12 months in a particular financial year, the relevant participation condition for use of a weapon from that class applies proportionately, based on whole calendar months, for that financial year, after rounding down to the nearest whole number of competitions.Examples for subsection (5)—

However, if the licensee is the registered owner of a single category H weapon in a particular class for less than 3 months in a particular financial year, the relevant participation condition for use of a weapon from that class does not apply for that financial year.

Also, if in a particular financial year the licensee satisfies an authorised officer that the licensee is, or was, unable to comply with a relevant participation condition for the year for reasons outside the licensee’s control, the authorised officer may decide the number of times, if any, that the licensee must use, or was required to use, a weapon in a club organised shoot for the particular year to satisfy the participation condition.

A decision under subsection (7) must be made on a proportionate basis, based on whole calendar months, having regard to the period that the authorised officer is satisfied the licensee is, or was, unable to comply with a relevant participation condition for reasons outside the licensee’s control.

In this section—high calibre weapon means a category H weapon, other than a black-powder pistol, having a calibre of more than.38 inch but not more than.45 inch.