New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

FIREARMS REGULATION 2017 - REG 17

17 Requirement to notify Commissioner of address where firearms are kept

(1) The holder of a licence or permit must, within 14 days after acquiring any firearm, give the Commissioner a notice in writing or in such other manner as may be approved--

(a) specifying the address of the premises on which the firearm is to be kept when not actually being used, and

(b) specifying particulars of the arrangements that have been made by the licence or permit holder for the safe keeping and storage of the firearm on those premises, and

(c) certifying in the approved form that those arrangements comply with the requirements of the Act and this Regulation concerning the safe keeping and storage of the firearm.

: Maximum penalty--50 penalty units.

(2) Subclause (1) does not apply if the licence or permit holder has already provided the information and certificate referred to in that subclause to the Commissioner in connection with the application for the permit to acquire the firearm concerned.

(3) If there is any change in the address of the premises on which the holder of a licence or permit keeps any firearm, the holder of the licence or permit must, within 14 days after the change occurs, give the Commissioner notice in writing or in such other manner as may be approved--

(a) specifying the address of the new premises on which the firearm is to be kept when not actually being used, and

(b) specifying particulars of the arrangements that have been made by the licence or permit holder for the safe keeping and storage of the firearm on those premises, and

(c) certifying that those arrangements comply with the requirements of the Act and this Regulation concerning the safe keeping and storage of the firearm.

: Maximum penalty--50 penalty units.

(4) Subclause (3) does not affect any requirement under section 69 of the Act to notify the Commissioner of a change of address in relation to a place of residence.