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Arms Act 1983

Permits to import - Importation of firearms and ammunition

18A: Expiry of permits to import

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"When permits to import guns or ammo run out"

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You have a permit to import firearms or ammunition. This permit will expire 12 months after it was issued. It can also expire sooner if it is revoked under section 18(4), which you can find by following the link to section 18(4), or if it was issued for the purposes of section 16(1).

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Part 3Permits to import
Importation of firearms and ammunition

18AExpiry of permits to import

  1. Unless sooner revoked under section 18(4), a permit issued for the purposes of section 16(1) shall expire 12 months after the date on which that permit was issued.

Notes
  • Section 18A: inserted, on , by section 6 of the Arms Amendment Act 1992 (1992 No 95).
  • Section 18A heading: replaced, on , by section 22 of the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 12).