Arms Act 1983

Shooting clubs and shooting ranges - Pistol shooting clubs

38J: Annual reports

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"Clubs must give the Commissioner a yearly report on their activities."

You are part of a pistol shooting club. Your club must give a report to the Commissioner every year. You have to give this report within 2 months of the end of each financial year. A financial year is 12 months from 1 July to 30 June the next year. You need to include certain details in your report. These details are decided by regulations made under the Arms Act 1983. Your report is about what your club did during the year. The Commissioner gets your report to know about your club's activities. You can find more information about the rules for pistol shooting clubs in the Arms (Shooting Clubs, Shooting Ranges, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2025.

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38I: Cancellation of certificate of approval, or

"When a pistol club doesn't follow the rules, its approval can be cancelled."

38K: Non-pistol shooting club must be enrolled, or

"Shooting clubs that don't use pistols must register with the government."

Part 6Shooting clubs and shooting ranges
Pistol shooting clubs

38JAnnual reports

A pistol shooting club must, not later than 2 months after the close of each financial year, provide to the Commissioner an annual report on its operations for that year.
An annual report must include the particulars prescribed in regulations made under this Act.
In this section, financial year means a period of 12 months commencing on 1 July in each year and ending on 30 June in the following year.

Notes

Section 38J: replaced, on 29 June 2025, by section 5 of the Arms (Shooting Clubs, Shooting Ranges, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 15).