Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) An application for
a licence is to be lodged by the applicant in person at —
(a) an
Australia Post Office in Western Australia; or
(b) the
General Post Office in the capital city of any other State or a Territory; or
(c) a
place approved by the Commissioner.
(2) Application for a
temporary permit may be made to the officer in charge of any police station
where the circumstances so require, but should normally be made to the officer
in charge of the police station nearest to the place where the applicant
resides.
(3) An application for
a licence is to be accompanied by —
(a) a
current firearm serviceability certificate for the firearm in respect of which
the application is made; and
(b)
evidence, in a manner approved by the Commissioner, of the applicant’s
identity; and
(c)
evidence in the form of Form 2 that the applicant has passed a firearms safety
test conducted by the holder of a dealer’s licence or an officer of an
approved shooting club or other approved organisation.
(4) After receiving an
application the Commissioner may, in writing, direct the applicant to arrange
for the firearm to which the application relates to be produced for inspection
at a police station specified in the direction.
(5) Where the
application is for an addition to a licence subregulation (3)(c) does not
apply.
[(6), (7) deleted]
(8) If the age of a
person applying for a licence or permit appears to be under 18 years, the
person to whom the application is made may require proof of the
applicant’s age.
(9) A person wilfully
misrepresenting any material particulars in relation to any application for a
licence or permit shall be guilty of a breach of these regulations.
[Regulation 7 amended in Gazette
6 Dec 1996 p. 6798‑9; 30 Jun 1999 p. 2862;
30 Jun 2000 p. 3428; 31 Jul 2001 p. 3918;
20 Jun 2003 p. 2244; 1 Jul 2005 p. 3002;
29 Jun 2007 p. 3197; 16 Nov 2007 p. 5728;
6 Nov 2009 p. 4418‑19.]