South Australian Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

FIREARMS REGULATIONS 1993 - REG 38AA

38AA—Acceptance of new members

A recognised firearms club must not grant an application for membership of the club unless—

            (a)         if the club is—

                  (i)         a shooting club—the applicant has produced to the club the applicant's shooting club member's licence or a certificate of the Registrar, issued within the preceding 21 days, certifying that the Registrar is satisfied that the applicant is a fit and proper person to hold a shooting club member's licence; or

                  (ii)         a collectors' club—the applicant has produced to the club the applicant's collector's licence or a certificate of the Registrar, issued within the preceding 21 days, certifying that the Registrar is satisfied that the applicant is a fit and proper person to hold a collector's licence; and

            (b)         the applicant has produced to the club two references each of which appears to have been signed by a person within the preceding 21 days and to state that the person has known the applicant for at least the preceding two years and that the applicant is a person of good character and a suitable person to be a member of a firearms club; and

            (c)         an office holder of the club has, by personal contact with the person named in each reference as the referee, confirmed the signing of the reference by the person on the date stated in the reference and the contents of the reference.