Firearms Act 1996

The Commissioner may grant an application for a permit –

subject to any condition the Commissioner considers appropriate; and only – after 28 days have expired after the lodging of the application for the permit, in the case of an application for a permit which has been made by a person who does not possess a registered firearm under a licence under this Act; or in any other case, after sufficient time has expired to allow the Commissioner to consider the application properly, in normal circumstances not less than 14 days after the lodging of the application; and in the case of an application from the holder of a Category H firearms licence for sport or target shooting, to acquire not more than 2 pistols of different categories from the following categories of pistols if the Commissioner is satisfied that the applicant has held the Category H firearms licence for sport or target shooting, and has been a member of an approved pistol shooting club, for a period of at least 6 months:one .22 inch calibre pistol; one .177 inch calibre air pistol; one centre-fire pistol; one black-powder muzzle loader; and in the case of an application from the holder of a Category H firearms licence for sport or target shooting, to acquire a pistol referred to in section 18(3) if the Commissioner is satisfied that the applicant has held the Category H firearms licence for sport or target shooting, and has been a member of an approved pistol shooting club, for a period of at least 12 months.