Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations

FIREARMS REGULATIONS 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Citation  
   1A.     Disqualifying offences  
   1B.     Offences of violence  

   PART 2--LICENCES

           Division 1--Requirements relating to grant of licences

   2.      Requirements relating to sports shooting  
   3.      Requirements relating to recreational shooting or hunting  
   4.      Requirements relating to primary production  
   5.      Requirements relating to vertebrate pest animal control  
   6.      Requirements relating to business or employment  
   7.      Requirements relating to occupational requirements  
   8.      Requirements relating to animal protection  
   9.      Requirements relating to firearms collection  
   10.     Requirements relating to museum display  
   11.     Requirements relating to inheritance  
   11A.    Requirements relating to instruction in firearms use and safety  

           Division 2--Grounds for not granting licences

   12.     Restrictions on granting licences for category C firearms  
   13.     Restrictions on granting licences for category D firearms  
   14.     Restrictions on granting licences for category H firearms  
   15.     Restrictions on granting firearms dealer licences  
   16.     Restrictions on granting firearms corporate licences  
   17.     Restrictions on granting firearms employee licences  

           Division 3--Conditions applying to licences

   18.     Conditions applying to certain licences  
   19.     Conditions applying to firearms collector licences  
   19A.    Conditions applying to firearms museum licences  
   20.     Condition applying to firearms heirloom licences  

   PART 3--STORAGE AND SAFE KEEPING

   20A.    Application of Part  
   21.     Storage and safe keeping requirements for category A and B firearms  
   22.     Storage and safe keeping requirements for category C, D and H firearms  
   22A.    Storage and safe keeping requirements for ammunition  
   23.     Storage and safe keeping requirements for firearms dealer licences  
   24.     Storage and safe keeping requirements for firearms armourer licences  
   25.     Storage and safe keeping requirements for firearms collector licences  
   25AA.   Storage and safe keeping requirements for antique firearms collector licences  
   25A.    Storage and safe keeping requirements for firearms museum licences  
   25B.    Storage and safekeeping requirements for firearms club licences  

   PART 4--MISCELLANEOUS

   25D.    Prescribed checks for shooter's licence or permit to purchase firearm  
   26.     Particulars in licence  
   27.     Firearms dealer's register and return  
   30.     Automatic cancellation of licences and permits  
   32.     Transporting firearms  
   33.     Recognition of interstate licences  
   34.     International competitors – prescribed information  

   PART 5--CATEGORY H SPORTS SHOOTING

   35.     Definitions  
   36.     Prescribed category H firearms  
   37.     Prescribed category H sports shooting disciplines  
   38.     Specially accredited disciplines  
   39.     Participation rate  

   PART 5A--PAINTBALL

   39A.    Prescribed paintball firearm  
   39B.    Prescribed paintball pellets  
   39C.    Prescribed amount of public liability insurance  
   39D.    Conditions of paintball operator licence or permit  

   PART 6--INFRINGEMENT NOTICES

   40.     When infringement notice may be served  
   41.     Prescribed amount  
   42.     Particulars to be included in infringement notice  
   43.     Expiation of offence  
   44.     Withdrawal of infringement notice  
   45.     How service effected  
   46.     General  
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