New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

FIREARMS REGULATION 2017 - REG 158B

158B Exemption--military self-loading centre-fire rifles

(1) This clause applies to a person (the
"licensee" ) if, immediately before the commencement of this clause--

(a) the licensee held a category D licence, and

(b) a military self-loading centre-fire rifle was registered in the licensee's name.

(2) The licensee is exempt from the requirements of the Act, section 7 or 7A to be authorised to possess or use the military self-loading centre-fire rifle.

(3) The exemption in this clause authorises the licensee to possess or use the military self-loading centre-fire rifle only--

(a) if the genuine reason for possessing or using the military self-loading centre-fire rifle is vertebrate pest animal control, and

(b) if there is a special need for the person to possess or use the military self-loading centre-fire rifle, and

(c) for a person referred to in the Act, section 12, Table, " Reason: vertebrate pest animal control ", paragraph (c)--if the special need cannot be met by any other means, and

(d) to the extent that the licensee complies with all other requirements of the Act, this Regulation and the category D licence as if the military self-loading centre-fire rifle were a firearm to which the licence applied.

(4) The exemption in this clause ceases to apply--

(a) if the licensee's category D licence is suspended or revoked, or

(b) if registration of the military self-loading centre-fire rifle in the licensee's name is cancelled, or

(c) if the licensee's category D licence expires but is renewed--at the end of the day that is the first anniversary of the renewal day for the licence, except if the exemption ceases to apply before the day because of paragraph (a) or (b).

(5) To avoid doubt, this clause does not exempt the licensee from complying with any other requirements of the Act or this Regulation in relation to the military self-loading centre-fire rifle.

(6) In this clause--

"military self-loading centre-fire rifle" means a self-loading centre-fire rifle of a kind that is designed or adapted for military purposes.

Note--: A military self-loading centre-fire rifle is a prohibited firearm under the Act, Schedule 1, item 5.