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FIREARMS REGULATIONS 1974 - NOTES

Notes

1 This reprint is a compilation as at 16 September 2011 of the Firearms Regulations 1974 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. The table also contains information about any reprint.

Compilation table

Citation

Gazettal

Commencement

Firearms Regulations 1974

29 Mar 1974 p. 1056‑76

1 Jul 1974 (see r. 1 and Gazette 29 Mar 1974 p. 1027)

Firearms Regulations 1976

11 Feb 1977 p. 428

11 Feb 1977

Firearms (Prohibition) Regulations 1977

22 Jul 1977 p. 2358‑9

22 Jul 1977

Untitled regulations

14 Oct 1977 p. 3674

14 Oct 1977

Untitled regulations

13 Jan 1978 p. 121‑4

13 Jan 1978

Untitled regulations

17 Mar 1978 p. 801

17 Mar 1978

Untitled regulations

26 May 1978 p. 1617

26 May 1978

Untitled regulations

26 May 1978 p. 1617‑19

26 May 1978

Untitled regulations

9 Jun 1978 p. 1780

9 Jun 1978

Untitled regulations

20 Apr 1979 p. 1051

20 Apr 1979

Untitled regulations

29 Aug 1980 p. 3034

1 Oct 1980 (see r. 1)

Reprint of the Firearms Regulations 1974 authorised 29 Jan 1981 (see Gazette 17 Feb 1981 p. 663‑97) (includes amendments listed above)

Firearms Amendment Regulations 1981

24 Jul 1981 p. 3070‑3

24 Jul 1981 (see r. 2 and Gazette 24 Jul 1981 p. 3060)

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1981

25 Sep 1981 p. 4094‑5

1 Oct 1981 (see r. 2)

Firearms Amendment Regulations 1982

20 Aug 1982 p. 3268‑9

1 Oct 1982 (see r. 2)

Firearms Amendment Regulations 1983

27 May 1983 p. 1612‑13

27 May 1983

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1983

10 Jun 1983 p. 1785

10 Jun 1983

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 1983

21 Oct 1983 p. 4267‑8

1 Nov 1983 (see r. 2)

Firearms Amendment Regulations 1984

26 Oct 1984 p. 3455‑6

1 Nov 1984 (see r. 2)

Firearms Amendment Regulations 1985

27 Sep 1985 p. 3810

27 Sep 1985

Firearms Amendment Regulations 1986

26 Sep 1986 p. 3687‑8

1 Oct 1986 (see r. 2)

Firearms Amendment Regulations 1987

17 Jul 1987 p. 2789‑90

17 Jul 1987

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1987

14 Aug 1987 p. 3167

14 Aug 1987

Firearms Amendment Regulations 1988

10 Jun 1988 p. 1905‑6
(corrigendum 24 Jun 1988 p. 2002)

10 Jun 1988

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 1988

19 Aug 1988 p. 2914

1 Oct 1988 (see r. 2)

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 4) 1988

19 Aug 1988 p. 2914‑15

19 Aug 1988

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 5) 1988

21 Oct 1988 p. 4241

21 Oct 1988

Firearms Amendment Regulations 1989

23 Jun 1989 p. 1807‑8

23 Jun 1989

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 1989

8 Sep 1989 p. 3173‑4

1 Oct 1989 (see r. 2)

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1989

29 Sep 1989 p. 3672‑6

29 Sep 1989

Firearms Amendment Regulations 1990

7 Sep 1990 p. 4698‑9

1 Oct 1990 (see r. 2)

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1991

30 Aug 1991 p. 4595‑6

30 Aug 1991

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 1991

20 Sep 1991 p. 4941‑2

1 Oct 1991 (see r. 2)

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 4) 1991

20 Dec 1991 p. 6370‑1

20 Dec 1991

Firearms Amendment Regulations 1991

20 Dec 1991 p. 6372‑8

20 Dec 1991

Firearms Amendment Regulations 1992

26 Jun 1992 p. 2796‑7

1 Jul 1992 (see r. 2)

Firearms Amendment Regulations 1993

5 Mar 1993 p. 1489

5 Mar 1993

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1993

24 Sep 1993 p. 5291‑2

1 Oct 1993 (see r. 2)

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1994

16 Sep 1994 p. 4794‑5

1 Oct 1994 (see r. 2)

Firearms Amendment Regulations 1995

22 Aug 1995 p. 3828‑9

1 Oct 1995 (see r. 2)

Reprint of the Firearms Regulations 1974 as at 17 Nov 1995 (includes amendments listed above)

Firearms Amendment Regulations 1996 2

6 Dec 1996 p. 6793‑849

6 Dec 1996 (see r. 2 and Gazette 6 Dec 1996 p. 6699)

Reprint of the Firearms Regulations 1974 as at 28 Jan 1997 (includes amendments listed above)

Firearms Amendment Regulations 1997

24 Sep 1997 p. 5367

24 Sep 1997

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1998

12 Jun 1998 p. 3198‑9

1 Jul 1998 (see r. 2)

Firearms Amendment Regulations 1998

4 Sep 1998 p. 4866

4 Sep 1998

Firearms Amendment Regulations 1999

30 Jun 1999 p. 2861‑2

1 Jul 1999 (see r. 2)

Firearms Amendment Regulations 2000

30 Jun 2000 p. 3427‑9

1 Jul 2000 (see r. 2)

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2000

28 Jul 2000 p. 4015‑18

28 Jul 2000

Firearms Amendment Regulations 2001

1 Jun 2001 p. 2764‑5

1 Jun 2001

Reprint of the Firearms Regulations 1974 as at 8 Jun 2001 (includes amendments listed above)

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2001

31 Jul 2001
p. 3913‑17

31 Jul 2001

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 4) 2001

31 Jul 2001
p. 3918

1 Aug 2001 (see r. 2)

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2001

31 Aug 2001 p. 4882‑3

1 Sep 2001 (see r. 2)

Firearms Amendment Regulations 2002

28 Jun 2002 p. 3097‑8

1 Jul 2002 (see r. 2)

Firearms Amendment Regulations 2003

20 Jun 2003 p. 2243‑5

1 Jul 2003 (see r. 2)

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2003

12 Aug 2003 p. 3665‑71

12 Aug 2003

Firearms Amendment Regulations 2004

29 Jun 2004 p. 2539‑41

1 Jul 2004 (see r. 2)

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2004

24 Dec 2004 p. 6267‑8

1 Jan 2005 (see r. 2 and Gazette 24 Dec 2004 p. 6265)

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 4) 2004

24 Dec 2004 p. 6269

1 Feb 2005 (see r. 2 and Gazette 24 Dec 2004 p. 6265)

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2004

30 Dec 2004 p. 6974

1 Jan 2005 (see r. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7130)

Reprint 5: The Firearms Regulations 1974 as at 15 Apr 2005 (includes amendments listed above)

Firearms Amendment Regulations 2005

1 Jul 2005 p. 3001‑3

1 Jul 2005 (see r. 2)

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2005

25 Oct 2005 p. 4804

25 Oct 2005

Firearms Amendment Regulations 2006

27 Jun 2006 p. 2299‑301

1 Jul 2006 (see r. 2)

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2006

12 Jan 2007 p. 53‑4

12 Jan 2007

Firearms Amendment Regulations 2007

29 Jun 2007 p. 3196‑8

r. 1 and 2: 29 Jun 2007
(see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2007 (see r. 2(b))

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2007

16 Nov 2007 p. 5721‑78

r. 1 and 2: 16 Nov 2007 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 17 Nov 2007 (see r. 2(b))

Reprint 6: The Firearms Regulations 1974 as at 8 Feb 2008 (includes amendments listed above)

Firearms Amendment Regulations 2008

24 Jun 2008 p. 2909‑10

r. 1 and 2: 24 Jun 2008 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2008 (see r. 2(b))

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2009

17 Apr 2009 p. 1324‑5

r. 1 and 2: 17 Apr 2009 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 18 Apr 2009 (see r. 2(b))

Firearms Amendment Regulations 2009

23 Jun 2009 p. 2493‑4

r. 1 and 2: 23 Jun 2009
(see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2009 (see r. 2(b))

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2009

17 Jul 2009 p. 2881‑2

r. 1 and 2: 17 Jul 2009 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 18 Jul 2009 (see r. 2(b))

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 4) 2009

6 Nov 2009 p. 4417‑45

r. 1 and 2: 6 Nov 2009 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 12 Nov 2009 (see r. 2(b))

Reprint 7: The Firearms Regulations 1974 as at 19 Feb 2010 (includes amendments listed above)

Firearms Amendment (Manufacture of Frangible Ammunition) Regulations 2010

23 Apr 2010 p. 1523‑5

r. 1 and 2: 23 Apr 2010 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 24 Apr 2010 (see r. 2(b))

Firearms Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2010

18 Jun 2010 p. 2695‑6

r. 1 and 2: 18 Jun 2010 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2010 (see r. 2(b))

Firearms Amendment Regulations 2010

31 Aug 2010 p. 4184‑9

r. 1 and 2: 31 Aug 2010 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Sep 2010 (see r. 2(b))

Firearms Amendment Regulations 2011

4 Feb 2011 p. 396‑7

r. 1 and 2: 4 Feb 2011 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 5 Feb 2011 (see r. 2(b))

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2011

10 Jun 2011 p. 2106‑8

r. 1 and 2: 10 Jun 2011 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2011 (see r. 2(b))

Firearms Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2011

5 Jul 2011 p. 2826‑33

r. 1 and 2: 5 Jul 2011 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 6 Jul 2011 (see r. 2(b))

Reprint 8: The Firearms Regulations 1974 as at 16 Sep 2011 (includes amendments listed above)

2 The Firearms Amendment Regulations 1996 r. 9(2) reads as follows:


(2) The notation “PR” endorsed on a licence or permit before the commencement of this regulation is to be regarded as if it were the notation “HR”.



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)
Act 2(1)
application 3BA
approved Sch. 3 cl. 12(7)
authorised person 25A(1)
barrel length Sch. 3
calibre 2(1)
category 2(1)
close associate 6C(2)
current firearm serviceability certificate 2(1)
face Sch. 4 cl. 1(6)
fee 2(1)
firearm serviceability certificate 25A(1)
firearms safety test 2(1)
Form 2(1)
licence 20(1)
locking point Sch. 4 cl. 4(8)
major firearm part 18(1a)
pastoral lease Sch. 3 cl. 12(7)
prescribed person 6F(1)
previous licence 3BA(2)(b)
relevant financial interest 6C(1)
relevant position 6C(1)
relevant power 6C(1)
reloaded ammunition 16(2)
revolving rifle 26B(1)
set 24(1)
swinging edge Sch. 4 cl. 4(8)



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