Weapons Act 1990

Compensation for prohibited handguns, and parts of prohibited handguns, surrendered to the commissioner during the amnesty period is payable only to the following persons—

a licensed dealer or licensed armourer;

a holder of a concealable firearms licence whose reason for possessing a prohibited handgun is sports or target shooting.

However, compensation is payable only for prohibited handguns and parts of prohibited handguns for which the State may receive reimbursement under an agreement with the Commonwealth providing for compensation for the purposes of this division.

Compensation is payable for a prohibited handgun, or part of a prohibited handgun, only if it is—

manufactured on or before 20 December 2002; and

surrendered before or on the last day of the amnesty period.

Compensation for a surrendered prohibited handgun or part of a prohibited handgun—

is payable in an amount and in the way provided for under a regulation; and

is not payable other than under this section.

If a regulation does not provide for the amount of compensation payable for a particular prohibited handgun or part of a prohibited handgun, the regulation may provide for the way in which a dispute about its value is to be decided.

The commissioner may refuse to compensate a person for part of a prohibited handgun that is surrendered if the commissioner reasonably believes that the person has manufactured or imported the part for the purpose, or predominantly for the purpose, of applying for compensation under this section and not for genuine commercial sale.

For subsection (6), the following are relevant matters in forming the belief—

the commercial demand for the part;

the quality of the part;

the number of parts surrendered;

when the part was manufactured or imported.

A regulation may provide that compensation under this section is payable only if conditions provided for under the regulation are complied with.

A thing surrendered under this section is State property when compensation for the thing is paid under this section.