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CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED IMPORTS) REGULATIONS 1956 - REG 3E

Criteria for regulation 4F--importation of firearms and related items used overseas in lawful shooting competitions, or lawful hunting activities

  (1)   This regulation provides for criteria in relation to an article mentioned in subregulation   4F(2B), if one or more of the following items in Part   2 of Schedule   6 apply to the article:

  (a)   item   1;

  (b)   item   2;

  (c)   item   2B;

  (d)   item   9;

  (e)   item   9B;

  (f)   item   10;

  (g)   item   14A;

  (h)   item   17;

  (i)   item   20;

  (j)   item   23.

  (2)   The criteria for the article are that:

  (a)   the importer is an individual resident in Australia; and

  (b)   the importer departed Australia with the article, and is returning from an overseas voyage with the article; and

  (c)   at or before importation, the importer produces:

  (i)   if the exportation of the article would be prohibited without a permission under regulation   13E of the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations   1958 --such a permission; or

  (ii)   in any other case--evidence that the person lawfully possessed the article before departing Australia; and

  (d)   the importer used, or had intended to use, the article while overseas to take part   in a lawful competition organised by a shooting organisation, or in a lawful hunting activity; and

  (e)   the importer holds a licence or authorisation to possess the article, in accordance with the law of the State or Territory where he or she lives; and

  (f)   the article has not been modified, except for the purposes of repair, since it was exported.



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