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Arms Act 1983

Firearms licences, endorsements, and permits to possess - Endorsements

34: Notification of change of address

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"Tell the Police if you move house and have a firearms licence"

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If you have a firearms licence and you change your address, you must tell a member of the Police within 30 days. You need to give them written notice of your new address. If you have a licence that lets you have a pistol, prohibited firearm, prohibited magazine, or restricted weapon, you must also tell the Police how you will keep these items safe when you move to your new address. If you do not do this, you can be fined up to $2,000.

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Part 5Firearms licences, endorsements, and permits to possess
Endorsements

34Notification of change of address

  1. A holder of a firearms licence who changes their address must, within 30 days after doing so, give written notice of the change to a member of the Police.

  2. Every holder of a firearms licence, being a licence that bears an endorsement permitting the holder to have possession of a pistol, prohibited firearm, prohibited magazine, or restricted weapon, who intends to change his address, must notify a member of the Police of the arrangements made for the safe custody of the pistol, prohibited firearm, prohibited magazine, or restricted weapon during its shift to the new address.

  3. A person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 if the person, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (1) or (2).

Notes
  • Section 34(1): replaced, on , by section 55(1) of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).
  • Section 34(2): amended, on , by section 55(2) of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).
  • Section 34(2): amended, on , by section 36 of the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 12).
  • Section 34(2): amended, on , by section 16 of the Arms Amendment Act 1992 (1992 No 95).
  • Section 34(3): replaced, on , by section 55(3) of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).