Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In this section
—
commencement day means the day on which the
Firearms Amendment Act 2022 section 22 comes into operation.
(2) A licence
specified in column 1 of the Table that is in force immediately before
commencement day is taken, on and after commencement day, to be the licence
specified opposite it in column 2 of the Table.
Table
|
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
|---|---|
|
Firearm Licence under s. 16(1)(a) |
Firearm Licence under s. 16A |
|
Firearm Collector’s Licence under s. 16(1)(b) |
Firearm Collector’s Licence under s. 16C |
|
Corporate Licence under s. 16(1)(c) |
Corporate Licence under s. 16D |
|
Dealer’s Licence under s. 16(1)(d) |
Dealer’s Licence under s. 16F |
|
Repairer’s Licence under s. 16(1)(e) |
Repairer’s Licence under s. 16G |
|
Manufacturer’s Licence under s. 16(1)(f) |
Manufacturer’s Licence under s. 16H |
|
Shooting Gallery Licence under s. 16(1)(g) |
Shooting Gallery Licence under s. 16K |
|
Ammunition Collector’s Licence under s. 16(1)(h) |
Ammunition Collector’s Licence under s. 16L |
(3) An application for
a licence specified in column 1 of the Table to subsection (2) that is not
determined before commencement day is taken, on and after commencement day, to
be an application for the licence specified opposite it in column 2 of the
Table.
(4) Nothing in this
section affects the period for which a licence in force immediately before
commencement day is valid under section 9A.
[Section 36 inserted: No. 13 of 2022 s. 63.]
[Schedule 1 deleted: No. 13 of 2022 s. 64.]
[Schedule 2 deleted: No. 69 of 2004 s. 30.]
[Schedule 3 deleted: No. 55 of 2004 s. 371.]
This is a compilation of the Firearms Act 1973 and includes amendments made by
other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for
information about any reprints, see the compilation table. For provisions that
have not yet come into operation see the uncommenced provisions table.
Compilation table
|
Short title |
Number and year |
Assent |
Commencement |
|---|---|---|---|
|
36 of 1973 |
18 Oct 1973 |
1 Jul 1974 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Mar 1974 p. 1027) | |
|
Firearms Act Amendment Act 1976 |
61 of 1976 |
16 Sep 1976 |
16 Sep 1976 |
|
Firearms Act Amendment Act 1978 |
54 of 1978 |
6 Sep 1978 |
6 Sep 1978 |
|
Firearms Amendment Act 1980 |
35 of 1980 |
5 Nov 1980 |
24 Jul 1981 (see s. 2 and Gazette 24 Jul 1981 p. 3060) |
|
Reprint of the Firearms Act 1973 approved 22 Apr 1983 (includes amendments
listed above) | |||
|
Firearms Amendment Act 1983 |
3 of 1983 |
1 Aug 1983 |
1 Aug 1983 |
|
Acts Amendment (Financial Administration and Audit) Act 1985 s. 3 2 |
98 of 1985 |
4 Dec 1985 |
1 Jul 1986 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Jun 1986 p. 2255) |
|
Firearms Amendment Act 1987 |
70 of 1987 |
22 Nov 1987 |
s. 1 and 2: 22 Nov 1987; |
|
Financial Administration Legislation Amendment Act 1993 s. 11 |
6 of 1993 |
27 Aug 1993 |
1 Jul 1993 (see s. 2(1)) |
|
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1994 s. 4 |
73 of 1994 |
9 Dec 1994 |
9 Dec 1994 (see s. 2) |
|
Firearms Amendment Act 1994 |
90 of 1994 |
5 Jan 1995 |
5 Jan 1995 (see s. 2) |
|
Sentencing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 Pt. 33 |
78 of 1995 |
16 Jan 1996 |
4 Nov 1996 (see s. 2 and Gazette 25 Oct 1996 p. 5632) |
|
27 of 1996 |
22 Jul 1996 |
1 Apr 1997 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Mar 1997 p. 1693) | |
|
Financial Legislation Amendment Act 1996 s. 64 |
49 of 1996 |
25 Oct 1996 |
25 Oct 1996 (see s. 2(1)) |
|
Firearms Amendment Act 1996 3 |
59 of 1996 |
11 Nov 1996 |
s. 1 and 3: 11 Nov 1996; |
|
Reprint of the Firearms Act 1973 as at 22 Jan 1997 (includes amendments listed
above except those in the Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996
and the Firearms Amendment Act 1996 s. 16) | |||
|
Restraining Orders Act 1997 s. 84 |
19 of 1997 |
28 Aug 1997 |
15 Sep 1997 (see s. 2 and Gazette 12 Sep 1997 p. 5149) |
|
18 of 1999 |
16 Jun 1999 |
1 Sep 1999 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 31 Aug 1999 p. 4235) | |
|
Reprint of the Firearms Act 1973 as at 11 Aug 2000 (includes amendments listed
above) | |||
|
10 of 2001 |
28 Jun 2001 |
15 Jul 2001 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Jun 2001 p. 3257 and Cwlth Gazette 13
Jul 2001 No. S285) | |
|
Acts Amendment (Equality of Status) Act 2003 Pt. 21 |
28 of 2003 |
22 May 2003 |
1 Jul 2003 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Jun 2003 p. 2579) |
|
Sentencing Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 s. 62 |
50 of 2003 |
9 Jul 2003 |
15 May 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 May 2004 p. 1445) |
|
Criminal Code Amendment Act 2004 s. 58 |
4 of 2004 |
23 Apr 2004 |
21 May 2004 (see s. 2) |
|
Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 141 4 |
59 of 2004 (as amended by No. 2 of 2008 s. 77(13)) |
23 Nov 2004 |
1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128) |
|
State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal
Act 2004 Pt. 2 Div. 49 5, 6 |
55 of 2004 |
24 Nov 2004 |
1 Jan 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7130) |
|
Firearms Amendment Act 2004 7, 8 |
69 of 2004 (as amended by No. 8 of 2009 s. 59) |
8 Dec 2004 |
s. 1, 2, 13 and 21: 8 Dec 2004 (see s. 2(3)); |
|
Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 2004
s. 80 |
84 of 2004 |
16 Dec 2004 |
2 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7129 (correction by Gazette
7 Jan 2005 p. 53)) |
|
Reprint 4: The Firearms Act 1973 as at 1 Jul 2005 (includes amendments listed
above) | |||
|
Psychologists Act 2005 Sch. 3 cl. 4 |
28 of 2005 |
12 Dec 2005 |
4 May 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 4 May 2007 p. 1963) |
|
Nurses and Midwives Act 2006 Sch. 3 cl. 8 |
50 of 2006 |
6 Oct 2006 |
19 Sep 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 18 Sep 2007 p. 4711) |
|
Criminal Investigation (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 s. 73 |
59 of 2006 |
16 Nov 2006 |
1 Jul 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 22 Jun 2007 p. 2838) |
|
Financial Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2006 s. 4 and Sch. 1 cl. 66 |
77 of 2006 |
21 Dec 2006 |
1 Feb 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 19 Jan 2007 p. 137) |
|
Biosecurity and Agriculture Management (Repeal and Consequential Provisions)
Act 2007 s. 30A 9 |
24 of 2007 (as amended by No. 46 of 2010 s. 59) |
12 Oct 2007 |
1 May 2013 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 5 Feb 2013 p. 823) |
|
Security and Related Activities (Control) Amendment Act 2008 s. 81 |
4 of 2008 |
2 Apr 2008 |
13 Dec 2009 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 4 Dec 2009 p. 4919) |
|
Medical Practitioners Act 2008 Sch. 3 cl. 20 |
22 of 2008 |
27 May 2008 |
1 Dec 2008 (see s. 2 and Gazette 25 Nov 2008 p. 4989) |
|
Reprint 5: The Firearms Act 1973 as at 9 Jan 2009 (includes amendments listed
above except those in the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management (Repeal and
Consequential Provisions) Act 2007 and the Security and Related Activities
(Control) Amendment Act 2008 ) | |||
|
Statutes (Repeals and Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2009 s. 58 |
8 of 2009 |
21 May 2009 |
22 May 2009 (see s. 2(b)) |
|
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Act 2010 Pt. 5 Div. 20 |
35 of 2010 |
30 Aug 2010 |
18 Oct 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 1 Oct 2010 p. 5075-6) |
|
Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Amendment Act 2010 s. 69 |
46 of 2010 |
28 Oct 2010 |
18 Dec 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 17 Dec 2010 p. 6349) |
|
Reprint 6: The Firearms Act 1973 as at 13 Feb 2015 (includes amendments listed
above) | |||
|
24 of 2016 |
21 Sep 2016 |
1 Jan 2019 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 14 Sep 2018 p. 3305) | |
|
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Amendment Act 2018 s. 110 |
4 of 2018 |
19 Apr 2018 |
1 Dec 2018 (see s. 2(d) and Gazette 13 Nov 2018 p. 4427-8) |
|
Firearms Amendment Act 2022 Pt. 2 |
13 of 2022 |
18 May 2022 |
s. 42(8): 15 Jun 2022 (see s. 2(b)); |
|
Directors’ Liability Reform Act 2023 Pt. 3 Div. 27 |
9 of 2023 |
4 Apr 2023 |
5 Apr 2023 (see s. 2(g)(i) and (j)) |
|
Police Legislation Amendment Act 2024 Pt. 5 Div. 2 |
33 of 2024 |
26 Sep 2024 |
20 Dec 2024 (see s. 2(1)(b) and SL 2024/277 cl. 2) |
To view the text of the uncommenced provisions see Acts as passed on the WA
Legislation website.
|
Short title |
Number and year |
Assent |
Commencement |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Firearms Act 2024 s. 440 |
23 of 2024 |
27 Jun 2024 |
31 Mar 2025 (see s. 2(d) and SL 2024/289 cl. 2) |
1 The provision in this Act repealing the Firearms
and Guns Act 1931 has been omitted under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(4)(f).
2 The Acts Amendment (Financial Administration and
Audit) Act 1985 s. 4 is a savings and transitional provision that is of no
further effect.
3 The Firearms Amendment Act 1996 s. 9(2), 10(2),
11(2), 15(2), 39 and 53 are transitional, savings and related provisions that
are of no further effect.
4 The Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act
2004 Sch. 2 cl. 19 was deleted by the Criminal Law and Evidence Amendment Act
2008 s. 77(13).
5 The State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of
Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 Pt. 5, the State Administrative
Tribunal Act 2004 s. 167 and 169, and the State Administrative Tribunal
Regulations 2004 r. 28 and 42 deal with certain transitional issues some of
which may be relevant for this Act.
6 The
State Administrative Tribunal Regulations 2004 r. 31 reads as follows:
(1) In this regulation
—
commencement day means the day on which the State
Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Act
2004 Part 2 Division 49 comes into operation.
(2) If a matter partly
or fully heard before the commencement day by a firearms appeals tribunal, as
defined in the Firearms Act 1973 section 22(1) immediately before the
commencement day, is transferred to the Tribunal under the Act section
167(4)(b), despite the Act section 39, a person who is a legal practitioner is
not to appear as an advocate for, or represent, a party in proceedings before
the Tribunal relating to the matter.
7 The Firearms Amendment Act 2004 s. 15(3) reads
as follows:
(3) The amendments
made by this section do not affect the validity of a licence or permit that a
person already holds under the Firearms Act 1973 on the day on which this
section comes into operation, but on or after that day the grant, issue, or
renewal of a licence or permit has to be in accordance with that Act as
amended by this section.
8 The Firearms Amendment Act 2004 s. 22(4)(a) and
26 had not come into operation when they were deleted by the Statutes (Repeals
and Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2009 s. 59.
9 The
Biosecurity and Agriculture Management (Repeal and Consequential Provisions)
Act 2007 s. 37 had not come into operation when it was deleted by the
Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Amendment Act 2010 s. 62.
Defined terms
[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they
are defined. The list is not part of the law.]
Defined term Provision(s)
agriculture inspector
17B(8)
ammunition 4
antique mechanism firearm 8(2)
approved
4, 8(2)
approved organisation
23BA(5)
approved person 33A(3)
approved shooting
club 23BA(5)
authority
17B(8)
carry 4
circumstances of aggravation
23AA(1)
clause 5 matter
22(3), 22AA(1)
commencement day 36(1)
commercial
premises 29K(1)
Commissioner
4
Corporate Licence 17B(8)
corresponding
firearms prohibition order 29O(1)
deal
4
dealer 4
decision
22(1)
Department 4
department
17B(8)
disseminates
23AJ(2)
Extract of Licence 4
family member
8(2)
firearm 4, 24(9), 25(1)
firearms activity 23AF(1)
firearms precursor
4, 23AF(1)
firearms prohibition order
4, 29A(1)
firearms technology
4, 23AG(1)
FPO decision 22(1)
handgun
4
health professional 23B(3)
holder 4, 16D(1)
major firearm part
4, 16B(1), 16E(1)
medical practitioner
4
missile 4
officer
23BA(5)
paintball 4
paintball gun
4
paintball pellets 4
participates 23AF(3)
place
4
possession 4, 4A, 23AH(2)
prescribed
4
prohibited firearm 4
prohibited firearm accessory 4
prohibited person
4
provider 30(5)
receiver 30(5)
registered nurse
23B(3)
relevant major firearm part
16B(2), 16E(2)
relevant offence 21C(1)
relevant
provision 21C(1)
relevant storage device
23AH(2)
relevant thing 29J(3)
residence 29K(1)
responsible person
33A(3)
section 4
section 24 material
22(1)
sound suppressor
4
student of arms 15(4)
Supreme Court proceeding
22AA(1)
surrendered thing
33B(1)
thing relevant to an offence 4
vehicle 4
violence restraining order
11(4), 27A(2)
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