Commonwealth Numbered Acts

NATIONAL FIREARMS PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION ACT 1997 No. 149, 1997 - SECT 3

In this Act:
amnesty period, in relation to a State, means the amnesty period that applies
to the State under the National Firearms Program  Implementation Act 1996 .
national firearms program means the program of measures agreed to by the
Australasian Police Ministers' Council at its meetings on 10 May 1996 and 17
July 1996.
qualifying compensation means compensation paid by a State, to the extent to
which the compensation meets the following conditions:

   (a)  the compensation is paid for property surrendered by a person during
        the amnesty period;

   (b)  the compensation relates to firearms or other weapons certified by the
        Attorney-General (whether before or after the compensation is paid) to
        be firearms or other weapons whose surrender is consistent with the
        spirit of the national firearms program.
State includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.