New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

FIREARMS REGULATION 2017 - REG 139

139 Amnesty for transfer of firearms and related articles involving participating dealers

(1) A person is exempt from the possession restrictions of the Act in respect of a firearm or related article while in possession of the firearm or related article at a participating dealer, or while proceeding to a participating dealer, for the purposes of supplying the firearm or related article to the participating dealer.

Note : Supply of a firearm or related article can be by sale, gift or otherwise.

(2) A person is exempt from the supply restrictions of the Act in respect of the supply of a firearm or related article to a participating dealer.

(3) A participating dealer is exempt from the supply restrictions of the Act in respect of the supply of a surrendered firearm or related article to the holder of a museum firearms permit.

(4) The holder of a museum firearms permit is exempt from the requirement in the Act, section 31 for a permit to acquire a surrendered firearm or related article that is supplied to the holder by a participating dealer.

(5) In this clause--

"museum firearms permit" has the same meaning as in clause 59.

"surrendered firearm or related article" means a firearm or related article surrendered to a participating dealer.