Section 149 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:

(1)  If a firearm, firearm part or ammunition is surrendered, or seized, under this Act –

(a) a police officer; or

(b) a person who claims to be the owner of the firearm, firearm part or ammunition; or

(c) a prosecutor who has prosecuted an offence under Part 5 , or Part 7 , in respect of which the firearm, firearm part or ammunition has been seized –

may apply to a court or a magistrate for an order under this section.

(b) by inserting in subsection (2) "court or a" after "A" ;

(c) by inserting in subsection (2) ", firearm part" after "that the firearm" ;

(d) by inserting in subsection (2) "to which an application under subsection (1) relates" after "that the firearm, firearm part or ammunition" ;

(e) by inserting in subsection (2)(b) ", firearm part" after "firearm" ;

(f) by inserting in subsection (2)(c) "that the court or" after "manner" ;

(g) by inserting in subsection (2A) "court or a" after "A" ;

(h) by inserting in subsection (2A)(a) ", firearm part" after "owner of the firearm" ;

(i) by inserting in subsection (2A)(a)(i) ", firearm part" after "firearm" ;

(j) by inserting in subsection (2A)(a)(ii) ", firearm part" after "firearm" ;

(k) by inserting in subsection (2A)(b) ", firearm part" after "firearm" ;

(l) by inserting in subsection (2A)(c) ", firearm part" after "the firearm" ;

(m) by inserting in subsection (2A)(c) ", firearm part" after "that firearm" ;

(n) by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (d) in subsection (2B) :

(da) section 116 ;

(o) by inserting in subsection (3) ", firearm part" after "any firearm" ;

(p) by inserting in subsection (3) ", firearm part" after "seized firearm" ;

(q) by inserting in subsection (3A) ", firearm part" after "firearm" ;

(r) by omitting subsection (5) and substituting the following subsection:

(5)  The Auditor-General is to arrange to be carried out once every year an independent audit of all firearms, firearm parts and ammunitions that are –

(a) disposed of in accordance with an order or direction of a court, a judge, a magistrate or a coroner; or

(b) disposed of under this Act or disposed of in accordance with the directions of the Commissioner under another Act; or

(c) disposed of, with the consent of the owner, by a person acting on behalf of the Crown; or

(d) forfeited to, owned by, or in the possession of, the Crown and disposed of in accordance with a determination of the Commissioner; or

(e) forfeited to, or in the possession of, the Crown and otherwise dealt with under this Act or any other Act.

(s) by omitting "in section 3 ." from the definition of firearm in subsection (7) and substituting "in section 3 ;" ;

(t) by inserting the following definition after the definition of firearm in subsection (7) :

prosecutor means a police prosecutor or a Crown prosecutor.