South Australian Consolidated Regulations

FIREARMS REGULATIONS 2008 - REG 5

5—Certain imitation firearms included within definition of firearm

        (1)         Pursuant to paragraph (c) of the definition of "firearm" in section 5(1) of the Act, a regulated imitation firearm is declared to be a firearm for the purposes of the Act.

        (2)         A regulated imitation firearm is—

            (a)         an item that contains a mechanism that imitates the loading mechanism or firing mechanism of a firearm; or

            (b)         an item that is an imitation of the receiver of a firearm,

other than—

            (c)         an item that is a children's toy or a novelty item; or

            (d)         an item determined by the Registrar under subregulation (3) not to be a regulated imitation firearm.

        (3)         The Registrar may, on application or on the Registrar's own initiative, determine that a particular item is not a regulated imitation firearm if satisfied that the item cannot readily be adapted to function as a firearm.

        (4)         The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, declare an item of a specified class to be a regulated imitation firearm (and such a notice has effect according to its terms despite subregulation (2)).

        (5)         The Minister may, by subsequent notice in the Gazette, vary or revoke a notice made under this regulation.