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Arms Act 1983

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12: Record of dealings by licensed dealers

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"Licensed dealers must keep a record of all gun sales and dealings"

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If you are a licensed dealer, you must keep a book at your place of business. This book records details about the transactions you make and the arms items and ammunition you receive, sell, supply, or manufacture. You must keep this book up to date. You must keep the book for at least 10 years if you keep it in hard copy or electronically. You must let the Police inspect and copy any entries in the book. You must also give the Police any further information they ask for about your dealings with firearms, airguns, pistols, pistol carbine conversion kits, prohibited items, or restricted weapons. You must let the Police inspect any firearms, airguns, pistols, pistol carbine conversion kits, prohibited items, or restricted weapons you have. You must also let them inspect the premises where you keep your stock of these items. If you do not follow these rules, you can be fined or imprisoned. There are some exceptions to these rules, which are explained in the regulations made under the Act, such as those declared by regulations made under section 74. You can also provide the particulars to the Police for inclusion in the registry instead of recording them in your book. If you break these rules without a good reason, you commit an offence, but this is subject to section 59A(2).

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12Record of dealings by licensed dealers

  1. A licensed dealer must keep at the place of business referred to in their licence a book that records the particulars prescribed by regulations made under this Act relating to—

  2. the transactions conducted in the course of carrying on a dealer activity; and
    1. the arms items and ammunition received, sold, supplied, or manufactured in the course of carrying on their business.

      1. A licensed dealer who keeps their book under subsection (1) in hard copy form must retain the book for at least 10 years from the date of the last entry in the book.

      2. A licensed dealer who keeps their book under subsection (1) electronically must retain each electronic record for at least 10 years from the date on which the record is entered.

      3. Every licensed dealer shall at all times—

      4. permit any member of the Police to inspect and make copies of any entries in the book so kept by him pursuant to subsection (1); and
        1. afford, on demand, to any member of the Police all further information in his possession with respect to any dealings by him relating to firearms, airguns, pistols, pistol carbine conversion kits, prohibited items, or restricted weapons; and
          1. permit any member of the Police to inspect—
            1. any firearms, airguns, pistols, pistol carbine conversion kits, prohibited items, or restricted weapons in his possession; and
              1. the premises in which, and the conditions under which, his stock of firearms, airguns, pistols, pistol carbine conversion kits, prohibited items, or restricted weapons is kept.

              2. Despite subsection (1), a licensed dealer need not record particulars under that subsection if—

              3. the particulars are declared by regulations made under section 74 to be exempt from the requirement in that subsection; or
                1. the dealer provides the particulars to the Police for inclusion in the registry in accordance with the regulations.

                  1. A licensed dealer commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to a fine not exceeding $10,000, if the dealer, without reasonable excuse, contravenes this section.

                  2. Subsection (4) is subject to section 59A(2).

                  Notes
                  • Section 12(1): replaced, on , by section 21(1) of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).
                  • Section 12(1A): inserted, on , by section 21(1) of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).
                  • Section 12(1B): inserted, on , by section 21(1) of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).
                  • Section 12(2)(b): amended, on , by section 21(2) of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).
                  • Section 12(2)(b): amended, on , by section 13(2) of the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 12).
                  • Section 12(2)(c)(i): amended, on , by section 21(2) of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).
                  • Section 12(2)(c)(i): amended, on , by section 13(2) of the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 12).
                  • Section 12(2)(c)(ii): amended, on , by section 21(2) of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).
                  • Section 12(2)(c)(ii): amended, on , by section 13(2) of the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 12).
                  • Section 12(3): replaced, on , by section 21(3) of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).
                  • Section 12(4): replaced, on , by section 21(3) of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).
                  • Section 12(5): inserted, on , by section 21(3) of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).