Firearms Act 1996

The holder of a licence must not possess or use a firearm – if any purpose is specified in the licence, for any purpose that is not so specified; or if any premises are specified in the licence, at any premises that are not so specified. In the case of – the holder of a firearms dealer licence, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units; or the holder of any other licence, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

However, it is not an offence under subsection (1) for the holder of an active non-sporting firearms licence to possess and use a firearm specified in the licence at an approved range if – the firearm is used only for orientation purposes; and the holder of the licence has the permission of the club or person in charge of the range; and the person has not used that firearm, for orientation purposes, at any range on more than 3 occasions in the 6-month period immediately preceding the day on which the person is attending the range.

In this section – active non-sporting firearms licence means a firearms licence that – authorises its holder to use a firearm; and does not specify, as a purpose for which that firearm may be used, range shooting, sport shooting or target shooting; orientation purposes, in relation to a firearm, means any or any combination of the following:sighting the firearm; testing the firearm or its components or ammunition; acquiring familiarity with the firearm; acquiring greater proficiency in the use of the firearm; range includes shooting gallery.