Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) On and after the commencement of section 38 of the Justice Legislation Amendment (Police and Other Matters) Act 2019 —
(a) a lever action shotgun with a magazine capacity of no more than 5 rounds held by a person under a category A longarm licence immediately before the commencement may continue to be held under the person's category A longarm licence (including any renewal of that licence) if that person does not hold a category B longarm licence; and
(b) a lever action shotgun with a magazine capacity of more than 5 rounds held by a person under a category A longarm licence immediately before the commencement—
(i) in the case of a person who does not hold a category B longarm or category D longarm licence, may continue to be held under the person's category A longarm licence (including any renewal of that licence); and
(ii) in the case of a person who holds a category B longarm licence and does not hold a category D longarm licence, is to be held by the person under the category B longarm licence (including any renewal of that licence); and
(c) if a person has a permit to acquire a lever action shotgun in force but has not yet acquired a lever action shotgun under the permit, the permit ceases to be in force, unless—
(i) in the case of a lever action shotgun with a magazine capacity of no more than 5 rounds, the person holds a category B longarm licence; or
(ii) in the case of a lever action shotgun with a magazine capacity of more than 5 rounds, the person holds a category D longarm licence; and
(d) a person referred to in section 185(1), (2) or (2A) who holds an interstate licence that authorises the possession, carriage or use of a lever action shotgun is authorised under that licence to possess, carry or use the shotgun for the purposes set out in those subsections.
(2) If a permit to acquire ceases to be in force as a result of subsection (1)(c), section 112(1) applies as if a reference to the permit being surrendered or cancelled were a reference to the permit ceasing to be in force.
S. 222 inserted by No. 3/2019 s. 44.