New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

FIREARMS REGULATION 2017 - REG 71

71 Arms fair permit

(1) The Commissioner may, on application by a licensed firearms dealer or a licensed club official, issue a permit (an
"arms fair permit" ) authorising the firearms dealer or official to conduct an arms fair on premises specified in the permit.

(2) For the purposes of participation in an arms fair that is the subject of an arms fair permit--

(a) a firearms dealer licence authorises the supply by the licensee at the arms fair of any firearms or firearm parts to which the licence applies or any ammunition for those firearms, and

(b) a firearms collector licence authorises the exhibiting of firearms in the firearms collection at the arms fair, and

(c) a permit authorising a person to acquire or possess ammunition authorises the exhibiting and supply of ammunition at the arms fair.

Note : The requirements of the Act that apply to the supply of firearms, firearms parts and ammunition and the safekeeping of firearms must be complied with at an arms fair.

(3) A reference in subclause (2) to a licence or permit includes a reference to the equivalent of any such licence or permit issued under the law in force in another State or Territory.

(4) The Commissioner must not issue an arms fair permit unless the Commissioner is satisfied that the premises concerned are suitable to be used for an arms fair having regard to the following--

(a) the nature of the activities proposed to be conducted on the premises,

(b) the kinds of firearms and other articles involved,

(c) whether adequate provision has been made for the safe keeping of firearms by means of a safe or strongroom or otherwise,

(d) the security of the premises against unauthorised entry.

(5) It is a condition of an arms fair permit that the holder of the permit must ensure that all firearms or other articles on display at the arms fair are kept and displayed in a safe and secure manner.

(6) An arms fair permit is to specify the time when the authority conferred by the permit commences and the time when it ends.

(7) In this clause--

"arms fair" means an event involving the temporary display of firearms for the purposes of supply or exhibition and to which the general public has access.

"licensed club official" means a person--

(a) who is a licence holder, and

(b) who is the secretary, or other relevant office holder if there is no secretary, of a club approved under Part 9.