Victorian Current Acts

FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 13

    (1)     The Chief Commissioner must not issue a longarm licence for category E longarms unless—

S. 13(1)(a) amended by No. 22/1998 s. 8(1).

        (a)     the applicant can demonstrate that the licence is required for an official, commercial or prescribed purpose or for a purpose authorised by an Act or regulations; and

        (b)     if the application is in respect of more than one category E longarm, the applicant can demonstrate a compelling reason for more than one such longarm to be possessed, carried or used under the licence.

S. 13(2) substituted by No. 22/1998 s. 8(2).

    (2)     For the purposes of demonstrating that the licence is required for a purpose specified in subsection (1)(a), the applicant must produce evidence that the licence is required for that purpose.

S. 13A inserted by No. 78/2005 s. 9.