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New South Wales
Firearms Amendment (Lever Action
Shotguns--Community Safety) Bill 2015
Explanatory note
This explanatory note relates to this Bill as introduced into Parliament.
Overview of Bill
The object of this Bill is to amend the Firearms Act 1996 to restrict the possession and use of lever
action shotguns in the same manner as currently applies in relation to pump action shotguns.
As a result of the proposed Act, only a restricted class of licensed shooters (such as primary
producers and professional contract shooters engaged in vertebrate pest animal control on rural
land) will be authorised to possess or use a lever action shotgun.
Outline of provisions
Clause 1 sets out the name (also called the short title) of the proposed Act.
Clause 2 provides for the commencement of the proposed Act on the date of assent to the
proposed Act.
Clause 3 amends the Firearms Act 1996 in the manner described in the above overview.
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Introduced by Mr David Shoebridge, MLC First print
New South Wales
Firearms Amendment (Lever Action
Shotguns--Community Safety) Bill 2015
Contents
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1 Name of Act 2
2 Commencement 2
3 Amendment of Firearms Act 1996 No 46 2
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New South Wales
Firearms Amendment (Lever Action
Shotguns--Community Safety) Bill 2015
No , 2015
A Bill for
An Act to amend the Firearms Act 1996 to restrict the possession and use of lever action shotguns.
Firearms Amendment (Lever Action Shotguns--Community Safety) Bill 2015 [NSW]
The Legislature of New South Wales enacts: 1
1 Name of Act 2
This Act is the Firearms Amendment (Lever Action Shotguns--Community Safety) 3
Act 2015. 4
2 Commencement 5
This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act. 6
3 Amendment of Firearms Act 1996 No 46 7
Sections 8 (1) (matter relating to category A, C and D licences), 17A (1), (3) (a) 8
and (4) (b), 26 (2) (c) and 32 (5A) and item 4 of Schedule 1 9
Insert "or lever" after "pump" wherever occurring. 10
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