Victorian Current Acts

FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 21A

S. 21A(1) substituted by No. 50/2007 s. 10.

    (1)     The Chief Commissioner may licence a person to possess or carry—

        (a)     longarms; and

        (b)     handguns that have been manufactured on or after 1 January 1947; and

        (c)     handguns that have been manufactured on or after 1 January 1900 but no later than 31 December 1946; and

        (d)     handguns that have been manufactured before 1900, that use percussion as a means of ignition and that take cartridge ammunition that is commercially available; and

        (e)     antique handguns (that are not single shot antique handguns)—

for the purpose of collecting any such firearms.

    (2)     The Chief Commissioner must not issue a licence under subsection (1) unless the applicant—

        (a)     can demonstrate that the handguns collected will be of obvious and significant commemorative, historical or thematic value; and

        (b)     has held a category 1 firearms collectors licence for a period of at least 2 years; and

        (c)     is a member of an approved firearms collectors club, a nominated officer of which has endorsed the application, on behalf of the club; and

        (d)     possesses more than 10 handguns manufactured before 1 January 1947, and the addition of handguns manufactured on or after 1 January 1947 will increase the historical value and significance of the collection; and

        (e)     can demonstrate that the proposed increase of the collection is safe in all the circumstances.

S. 21B inserted by No. 78/2005 s. 17.