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Arms Act 1983

General restrictions - Restriction on manufacture of prohibited items

22H: Persons disqualified from holding firearms licence

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You cannot have a firearms licence if you have been convicted of certain crimes in the last 10 years. These crimes include some violent offences, like those defined in section 4 of the Victims’ Orders Against Violent Offenders Act 2014. You also cannot have a firearms licence if you have been convicted of certain offences under the Crimes Act 1961, the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, or other laws. You are also disqualified from holding a firearms licence if you have a protection order made against you. This can happen under section 79 of the Family Violence Act 2018 or section 14 of the Domestic Violence Act 1995. If you are subject to a firearms prohibition order, you cannot have a firearms licence. This is another reason you might be disqualified from holding a firearms licence. You should check the laws to see what crimes and orders can stop you from having a firearms licence.

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22HPersons disqualified from holding firearms licence

  1. A person is disqualified from holding a firearms licence if—

  2. the person has, within the previous 10 years, been convicted, or been released from custody after being convicted, of any of the following offences:
    1. an offence under section 16(4), 16A, 44A, 50A, 50D, 51A, 53A, 54, 54A, 55, 55A, 55D, 55E, or 55F:
      1. a specified violent offence as defined in section 4 of the Victims’ Orders Against Violent Offenders Act 2014:
        1. an offence under section 92, 98, 98A, 189A, 199, 202C, 238, 267(1), 269(1) and (3), 306, or 308A of the Crimes Act 1961:
          1. an offence under section 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 12A, 12AB, or 12F of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975; or
          2. the person has, or has had within the previous 10 years, a protection order, other than a temporary order, made against them under—
            1. section 79 of the Family Violence Act 2018; or
              1. section 14 of the Domestic Violence Act 1995; or
              2. the person is subject to a firearms prohibition order.

                Notes
                • Section 22H: inserted, on , by section 39 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).
                • Section 22H(a)(ii): replaced, on , by section 12 of the Three Strikes Legislation Repeal Act 2022 (2022 No 40).
                • Section 22H(a)(iii): amended, on , by section 7 of the Criminal Activity Intervention Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 7).
                • Section 22H(c): inserted, on , by section 6 of the Firearms Prohibition Orders Legislation Act 2022 (2022 No 41).