NATIONAL HANDGUN BUYBACK REGULATIONS 2003 

- made under the National Handgun Buyback Act 2003

- TABLE OF PROVISIONS

1. Name of Regulations [see Note 1]  
2. Commencement [see Note 1]  
3. Definition  
4. Buyback period -- later times  

NATIONAL HANDGUN BUYBACK REGULATIONS 2003
- REG 1
Name of Regulations [see Note 1]

                These Regulations are the National Handgun Buyback Regulations 2003.

NATIONAL HANDGUN BUYBACK REGULATIONS 2003
- REG 2
Commencement [see Note 1]

                These Regulations commence on gazettal.

NATIONAL HANDGUN BUYBACK REGULATIONS 2003
- REG 3
Definition

                In these Regulations:

"Act" means the National Handgun Buyback Act 2003.

NATIONAL HANDGUN BUYBACK REGULATIONS 2003
- REG 4
Buyback period -- later times

                For paragraph (b) of the definition of buyback
period in section 3 of the Act, the later time mentioned in an
item in the following table is prescribed in relation to the State mentioned in
that item.
 

 
  
   
   Item
   
   
   State
   
   
   Later time
   
  
 
 
  
  1
  
  
  New South Wales
  
  
  the end of 30 June 2004
  
 
 
  
  2
  
  
  Victoria
  
  
  the end of 31 March 2004
  
 
 
  
  3
  
  
  Queensland
  
  
  the end of 30 June 2004
  
 
 
  
  4
  
  
  Western Australia
  
  
  the end of 30 June 2004
  
 
 
  
  5
  
  
  South Australia
  
  
  the end of 31 March 2004
  
 
 
  

  

  6
  
  
  Tasmania
  
  
  the end of 31 January 2004
  
 
 
  
  7
  
  
  Northern Territory
  
  
  the end of 31 January 2004
  
 
 
  
  8
  
  
  Australian Capital Territory
  
  
  the end of 27 February 2004
  
 

NATIONAL HANDGUN BUYBACK REGULATIONS 2003
- NOTES

Statutory Rules 2003 No. 344
as amended

This compilation was prepared on 24 March 2005

taking into account amendments up to SLI 2005 No. 41

The text of any of those
amendments not in force 
on that date is appended in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of
Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General's Department, 
Canberra

Contents
                        1
  Name of
Regulations [see Note 1]                                        2
                        2
  Commencement [see Note 1]                                              2
                        3
  Definition                                                                           2
                        4
  Buyback period -- later times                                             2
Notes                                                                                                            
4
 

  

  

NATIONAL HANDGUN BUYBACK REGULATIONS 2003
- NOTES

Notes to the National Handgun Buyback Regulations 2003

Note 1

The National Handgun Buyback Regulations 2003 (in
force under the National Handgun Buyback Act 2003) as shown in this
compilation comprise Statutory Rules 2003 No. 344 amended as indicated in
the Tables below.

Under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, which came
into force on 1 January 2005, it is a requirement for all non-exempt
legislative instruments to be registered on the Federal Register of Legislative
Instruments.  From 1 January 2005 the Statutory Rules series ceased to exist
and was replaced with Select Legislative Instruments (SLI series).  Numbering
conventions remain the same, ie Year and Number.

Table of Instruments

 
  
  Year and 
  number
  
  
  Date of notification 
  in Gazette or FRLI registration 
  
  
  Date of
  commencement
  
  
  Application, saving or
  transitional provisions
  
 
 
  
  2003 No. 344
  
  
  23 Dec 2003
  
  
  23 Dec 2003
  
  
   
  
 
 
  
  2004 No. 33
  
  
  18 Mar 2004
  
  
  Rr. 1-3 and Schedule 1: 30 Dec 2003
  Remainder: 18 Mar 2004
  
  
  --
  
 
 
  
  2005 No. 41
  
  
  24 Mar 2005 (see F2005L00716)
  
  
  30 Mar 2004
  
  
  --
  
 

Table of
Amendments

 
  
  ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended     
  rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted
  
 
 
  
  Provision affected
  
  
  How affected
  
 
 
  
  R. 4......................................... 
  
  
  am. 2004 No. 33; 2005 No.
  41