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Arms Act 1983

Shooting clubs and shooting ranges - Non-pistol shooting ranges

38XD: Temporary non-pistol shooting ranges must be notified to Commissioner

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"Tell the Police if You Set Up a Temporary Shooting Range"

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You can operate a temporary non-pistol shooting range if you are a shooting club, a member of a shooting club, or an operator of a certified pistol shooting range or an enrolled non-pistol shooting range. You must notify the Commissioner if you operate a temporary non-pistol shooting range. If you do not notify the Commissioner without a good reason, you can be fined up to $10,000.

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Part 6Shooting clubs and shooting ranges
Non-pistol shooting ranges

38XDTemporary non-pistol shooting ranges must be notified to Commissioner

  1. The following persons may operate a temporary non-pistol shooting range:

  2. a shooting club:
    1. a member of a shooting club:
      1. an operator of—
        1. a pistol shooting range that is certified under section 38V; or
          1. a non-pistol shooting range that is enrolled under section 38XH.

          2. The operator of a temporary non-pistol shooting range must notify the Commissioner of the temporary non-pistol shooting range.

          3. A person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 if the person, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (2).

          Notes
          • Section 38XD: inserted, on , by section 5 of the Arms (Shooting Clubs, Shooting Ranges, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 15).