Victorian Current Acts

FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 27

    (1)     The Chief Commissioner must not issue a firearms heirlooms licence—

        (a)     if the applicant is a prohibited person; or

S. 27(1)(ab) inserted by No. 52/2010 s. 9.

        (ab)     if the applicant is not ordinarily resident in Victoria; or

        (b)     unless the Chief Commissioner is satisfied that—

              (i)     the applicant is a fit and proper person; and

              (ii)     the applicant can possess or carry a firearm without being a danger to public safety or peace; and

              (iii)     the applicant can comply with the storage requirements set out by or under the Act; and

S. 27(1)(b)(iv) amended by No. 22/1998 s. 14.

              (iv)     the issue of the licence is not against the public interest; or

        (c)     for any prescribed reason.

S. 27(2) inserted by No. 55/2014 s. 91.

    (2)     An applicant, or a responsible person in relation to an application, is presumed not to be a fit and proper person for the purposes of subsection (1)(b)(i) if he or she is a declared organisation member.

S. 27(3) inserted by No. 55/2014 s. 91.

    (3)     A presumption under subsection (2) may be rebutted.

Division 7—Firearms ammunition collectors licences