Firearms Act 2024

The Governor can make regulations prescribing all matters that are required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed, or are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for giving effect to this Act.

Without limiting subsection (1), the regulations may make provision for or with respect to the following —

applications for, and the grant, renewal, suspension and cancellation of, firearm authorities;

matters to which regard may or must be had in determining whether a person meets firearm authority health standards;

requiring the keeping of records by the holder of a firearm authority, including a requirement that an entry in a record be verified by statutory declaration or in any other approved manner;

the content of records required to be kept by the regulations, the manner in which records must be kept and the period for which records must be retained;

requiring a person in possession of any record required to be kept by the regulations to produce the record for inspection by a police officer and to permit a police officer to make a copy of, or of any entry in, the record;

requiring the holder of a firearm authority to notify the Commissioner of a change in the personal particulars of the holder or in any particular that is recorded in or relevant to the firearm authority;

requiring the holder of a firearm authority to report to the Commissioner on any matter relevant to the firearm authority;

the manner in which information must be reported or notified to the Commissioner,

the forms to be used for the purposes of this Act, and the manner of, and the time for, their completion, including a requirement that information supplied be verified by statutory declaration;

restricting the amount of ammunition that can be possessed by a person;

regulating the sending or conveyance of firearms and related things;

the construction and operation of licensed firearm ranges (including shooting galleries);

the recognition for the purposes of this Act of a licence, permit or other authority in force under the law of another Australian jurisdiction and, for that purpose, providing for such a licence, permit or other authority to have effect as a licence, permit or approval under this Act;

any other purpose necessary for ensuring public safety in relation to firearms and related things.

The regulations may provide that contravention of a regulation is an offence, and provide, for an offence against the regulations, a penalty not exceeding a fine of $5 000.