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Arms Act 1983

Firearms licences, endorsements, and permits to possess - Permits to possess pistols, restricted weapons, prohibited firearms, prohibited magazines, and pistol carbine conversion kits

35: Issue of permit to possess pistol or restricted weapon

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You can get a permit to possess a pistol or restricted weapon from a Police member. They must be acting under a direction from the Commissioner. You must meet certain conditions to get this permit. You can get a permit if you have a dealer's licence with a special endorsement from section 30. You can also get a permit if you have a firearms licence with a special endorsement from section 30 that lets you possess the pistol or restricted weapon. A permit cannot be issued to you if you are acting as an employee of a licensed dealer. Your permit will be valid for a certain time, up to one month. A Police officer can cancel your permit at any time. You cannot get a permit for an anti-personnel mine or a cluster munition.

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Permits to possess pistols, restricted weapons, prohibited firearms, prohibited magazines, and pistol carbine conversion kits

35Issue of permit to possess pistol or restricted weapon

  1. A permit to possess a pistol or restricted weapon may be issued only by a member of the Police acting under a direction of the Commissioner.

  2. A permit to possess a pistol or restricted weapon may be issued if the member of the Police to whom the application is made is satisfied—

  3. that the applicant holds a dealer’s licence that bears an endorsement made under section 30; or
    1. that the applicant holds a firearms licence that bears an endorsement made under section 30 and that, by virtue of that licence and endorsement, the applicant is permitted to have possession of the pistol or restricted weapon, as the case may be.

      1. A permit may not be issued under this section to an applicant acting in their capacity as an employee of a licensed dealer.

      2. Every permit issued under this section shall, unless sooner revoked, remain in force for such period, not exceeding 1 month, as may be specified in the permit.

      3. Any permit issued under this section may at any time during its currency be revoked by a commissioned officer of Police.

      4. No permit is to be issued under this section in respect of an anti-personnel mine or a cluster munition.

      Notes
      • Section 35: substituted, on , by section 18 of the Arms Amendment Act 1992 (1992 No 95).
      • Section 35 heading: replaced, on , by section 38(1) of the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 12).
      • Section 35(1): amended, on , by section 38(2) of the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 12).
      • Section 35(1): amended, on , by section 38(3) of the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 12).
      • Section 35(2): replaced, on , by section 58 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).
      • Section 35(2A): inserted, on , by section 58 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).
      • Section 35(5): added, on , by section 30(4) of the Anti-Personnel Mines Prohibition Act 1998 (1998 No 111).
      • Section 35(5): amended, on , by section 20(7) of the Cluster Munitions Prohibition Act 2009 (2009 No 68).