Victorian Current Acts

FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 92A

    (1)     If a licensed firearms dealer hires or lends firearms kept under the licence for carriage or use outside the licensed premises in the production of any film, in any television or theatrical production or in an historical re-enactment, the holder of the licence does not commit an offence against Division 1 of this Part or Part 6 if he or she has first obtained a permit from the Chief Commissioner to do so.

    (2)     The Chief Commissioner may grant a permit under subsection (1), if the Chief Commissioner is satisfied that the arrangements made for the supervision and safe handling of the firearms while being carried or used outside the licensed premises are adequate.

    (3)     A permit authorises the storage, carriage and use of the firearms outside the licensed premises, for the period specified in the permit.

    (4)     A permit is subject to the following conditions—

        (a)     at any time when the firearm is being carried or used by a person who is not the licensed firearms dealer or an employee of the dealer—

              (i)     that person must be directly supervised by the dealer or an employee of the dealer; or

S. 92A(4)(a)(ii) amended by No. 52/2010 s. 20.

              (ii)     in the case of a firearm which has been rendered permanently inoperable, the Chief Commissioner has been notified, before the carriage or use of the firearm, that the firearm is to be carried or used without the direct supervision of the dealer or an employee of the dealer;

        (b)     any firearm being carried or used under the permit must be carried or used without ammunition or with only blank or dummy ammunition;

        (c)     a person who is not the licensed firearms dealer or an employee of the dealer must not carry or use any firearm unless that person is, at the time, taking part in the production or re-enactment.

    (5)     The Chief Commissioner may impose any other conditions on a permit that he or she thinks fit.

    (6)     An application for a permit must be made in the manner and form approved by the Chief Commissioner.

    (7)     The applicant must pay the fee prescribed for a permit.

    (8)     The holder of a permit under this section must comply with the permit.

Penalty:     60 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment.

Part 4—Acquisition and disposal of firearms and related items

Division 1—Offences relating to the acquisition and disposal of firearms