Victorian Consolidated Regulations

FIREARMS REGULATIONS 2018

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Objectives  
   2.      Authorising provision  
   3.      Commencement  
   4.      Definitions  
   5.      Revocations  

   PART 2--EXEMPT DEVICES AND PRESCRIBED ITEMS

   6.      Exempt devices  
   7.      Prescribed items  

   PART 3--USE OF FIREARMS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY

   8.      Conduct of sport or target shooting activity on private property other than an approved shooting range  
   9.      Requirements for activities for the suppression of pest animals if category C longarms are used  

   PART 4--REQUIREMENTS FOR DEALERS

   10.     Particulars to be entered on firearms dealers register  
   11.     Maximum fee for licensed firearms dealer acting as agent  

   PART 5--FIREARMS COLLECTORS REGISTER

   12.     Particulars to be entered on firearms collectors register  

   PART 6--FEES

           Division 1--Prescribed fees

   13.     Fees for the issue or renewal of licences  
   14.     Waivers of licence fees  
   15.     Fees for provisional licences  
   16.     Fees for issue of permits  
   17.     Fees for issue of approvals  
   18.     Miscellaneous fees  
   19.     Longarm licence for the reason of primary production  

   PART 6A--FIREARM PROHIBITION ORDERS

   19A.    Powers and duties regarding detained individual—other information to be given to an individual detained under section 112ZD of the Act  
   19B.    Magistrate may issue service search warrant—prescribed form  
   19C.    Matters to be stated in service search warrant—other prescribed information  
   19D.    Requirements if individual detained under warrant—other information to be given to an individual  
   19E.    Duty to make records concerning service direction determinations—reasons for decision  
   19F.    Duty to make records concerning service direction determinations—record of detention or holding in custody  
   19G.    Duty to make records concerning service search warrants  
   19H.    Records to be given to the IBAC  
   19I.    Certain persons may request records—execution of service search warrants  

   PART 7--SEARCHES OF PERSONS OR VEHICLES

   20.     Manner of conducting searches  
   21.     Searching students at schools  
   22.     Search records  

   PART 8--INFRINGEMENT OFFENCES

   23.     Infringement offences and penalties  
   24.     Prescribed States for inter-State permit to acquire  
   25.     Prescribed purposes for applying for longarm and general category handgun licences  
   26.     Specified classes of general category handguns  
   28.     Prescribed bodies representing shooting organisations on the Firearms Appeals Committee  
   28A.    Information to be included in annual report of the IBAC  
   28B.    Chief Commissioner report on Part 4A matters  
   29.     Prescribed class of social worker  
   30.     Exemption for international visitors  
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