Victorian Numbered Acts

FIREARMS (FURTHER AMENDMENT) ACT 2005 (NO 78 OF 2005)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--AMENDMENT OF THE FIREARMS ACT 1996

   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Offence to possess, carry or use paintball marker without a licence  
   5.      Offence to possess, carry or use an unregistered paintball marker  
   6.      Offences for certain types of handguns  
   7.      Issue of longarm licences for paintball markers  
   8.      Reasons for applying for longarm licence, category A or B  
   9.      New section 13A inserted  
   10.     Conditions applying to longarm licences  
   11.     Issue of handgun licences  
   12.     Participation condition—general category handgun licence  
   13.     Insertion of new section 16AA  
   14.     General discretion of Chief Commissioner to refuse a longarm licence  
   15.     Repeal of participation condition for junior licences  
   16.     Category 1 firearms collectors licences  
   17.     New section 21B inserted  
   18.     Conditions applying to antique handgun collectors licences  
   19.     Application for licence  
   20.     Information which is required for an application for a licence  
   21.     Offence not to comply with licence conditions  
   22.     Application for renewal of licence  
   23.     Insertion of new section 41A  
   24.     Insertion of new section 43A  
   25.     Insertion of Division heading  
   26.     Disposal of surrendered or seized handguns  
   27.     Amendment of Division heading  
   28.     Exemptions from Part 2  
   29.     Insertion of new section 54A  
   30.     Permits to display firearms or ammunition collections  
   31.     Permits to possess, carry or use silencers or prescribed items  
   32.     Permits to carry or use firearms held under a collectors licence  
   33.     Substitution of section 58A  
   34.     Offence to carry on business of dealing in firearms  
   35.     Application for dealers licence  
   36.     Information in application by natural person  
   37.     Information in application by body corporate  
   38.     Renewal of dealers licences  
   39.     Acquisition of paintball markers  
   40.     Disposal of paintball markers  
   41.     Acquisition of paintball markers from outside the State  
   42.     Disposal of paintball markers outside the State  
   43.     Offence to acquire a paintball marker without a permit  
   44.     Permits to acquire  
   45.     Application for permit to acquire  
   46.     Record keeping requirements of clubs  
   47.     Reports of clubs  
   48.     Requirements as to club members  
   49.     Endorsement of applications for permits to acquire  
   50.     Requirements as to collector members of collector's clubs  
   51.     Requirement to nominate officers  
   52.     Use of firearm by person other than possessor  
   53.     Offence to own a firearm without a licence to possess  
   54.     Forfeited firearms  
   55.     Application for duplicate licence  
   56.     Power of Chief Commissioner to make approvals  
   57.     Insertion of new section 179A  
   58.     Disclosure of information  
   59.     Notice of cancellation of provisional general category handgun licence  
   60.     Indictable offence  
   61.     Amendment of Schedule 2, special conditions on licences  
   62.     Amendment of Schedule 3, exemptions  
   63.     Amendment of Schedule 4  

   PART 3--PARTICULAR PROVISIONS FOR HANDGUN SECURITY GUARD LICENCES

   64.     Handgun security guard licences—over calibre weapons  
   65.     New section 57A inserted  
   66.     Insertion of new section 210  

   PART 4--AMENDMENT OF THE CONTROL OF WEAPONS ACT 1990

   67.     Exemptions from prohibited weapons and body armour  

   PART 5--AMENDMENT OF THE MAGISTRATES' COURT ACT 1989

   68.     Amendment of Schedule 4 to the Magistrates' Court Act 1989  
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