Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) Except as allowed
by this section, a licence or permit cannot be issued under this Act to any
person in respect of any firearm or major firearm part which in the opinion of
the Commissioner is —
(a)
unsafe; or
(b)
unserviceable.
(2) Subsection (1)
does not prevent the issue to a dealer of a licence or permit in respect of a
firearm for the purpose of enabling it to be tested, repaired, or dismantled
for parts.
(3) Subsection (1)
does not prevent the issue of a permit in respect of a firearm for the purpose
of enabling it to be conveyed —
(a) to a
dealer or the holder of a Repairer’s Licence; or
(b) to
any other person authorised to take possession of it.
(4) Subsection (1)(b)
does not prevent the issue to a person of —
(a) a
Firearm Collector’s Licence; or
(b) a
permit in respect of a firearm that forms or is to form part of a genuine
firearm collection.
[Section 12 inserted: No. 59 of 1996 s. 13;
amended: No. 13 of 2022 s. 17.]
[ 13, 14. Deleted: No. 59 of 1996 s. 5(2).]
[Heading inserted: No. 13 of 2022 s. 18.]