Arms Act 1983

Miscellaneous provisions - Arms Advisory Group

89: Operations of advisory group

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"How the Arms Advisory Group works and makes decisions"

The Arms Advisory Group has members who must choose a deputy chairperson at their first meeting. You need to know that the group can decide how it wants to work, as long as it follows the rules in the Arms Act 1983 and any regulations made under this Act. The group must give the responsible Minister a report each year about what it has done. The group gets the resources and support it needs from the Secretary for Justice to do its job. If you are a member of the group, you are protected from being sued for things you do in good faith as part of your work with the group. The Secretary for Justice and the responsible Minister have important roles in helping the group work properly, and the group must work within the rules of the Act and any regulations made under it.

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88: Arms Advisory Group, or

"A team that helps the Minister make good decisions about firearms to keep people safe."

90: Provisions relating to appointment of members of advisory group, or

"How the Minister chooses people for the firearms advisory group"

Part 9Miscellaneous provisions
Arms Advisory Group

89Operations of advisory group

The members of the advisory group must appoint a deputy chairperson from among their number at their first meeting.
The advisory group may determine its own procedure, subject to compliance with any relevant provisions of this Act and regulations made under this Act.
The advisory group must, as soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, provide the responsible Minister with an annual report of its proceedings and operations during that year.
The Secretary for Justice must provide the resources and administrative support necessary to enable the advisory group to perform its functions.
The members of the advisory group are immune from liability in civil proceedings for good-faith actions or omissions in pursuance, or intended pursuance, of the duties, functions, or powers of the group.

Notes

Section 89: inserted, on 25 June 2020, by section 104 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).
Section 89(3): amended, on 29 June 2025, by section 20(1) of the Arms (Shooting Clubs, Shooting Ranges, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 15).
Section 89(4): amended, on 29 June 2025, by section 20(2) of the Arms (Shooting Clubs, Shooting Ranges, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 15).