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Arms Act 1983

Shooting clubs and shooting ranges - Compliance

38XL: Improvement notices

You could also call this:

"A warning to fix a problem with a gun club or range"

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You might get an improvement notice if a Police officer thinks a pistol shooting club or range is not following the rules. The Police officer can give you a notice if they think you are not following the rules or might not follow them. You will have to fix the problem or stop it from happening within a reasonable time. If you get a notice, you will have to do what it says to fix the problem or stop it from happening. The notice will say how long you have to fix the problem. You can get a notice if you are not following the rules of the Arms Act 1983 or if you are not following the conditions of your certificate of approval. You can find more information about the rules in the Arms (Shooting Clubs, Shooting Ranges, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2025.

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Part 6Shooting clubs and shooting ranges
Compliance

38XLImprovement notices

  1. This section applies if a member of the Police reasonably believes that—

  2. a pistol shooting club is failing, is likely to fail, or has failed to comply with any conditions to which its certificate of approval is subject; or
    1. a pistol shooting range is failing, is likely to fail, or has failed to comply with the condition to which its certification is subject; or
      1. a shooting club or shooting range is contravening, is likely to contravene, or has contravened a provision of this Act or regulations made under this Act.

        1. If this section applies, the member of the Police may issue an improvement notice to the shooting club or the range operator requiring the shooting club or range operator, within a reasonable period of time specified in the notice, to—

        2. remedy the non-compliance or contravention; or
          1. prevent a likely non-compliance or contravention from occurring.

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