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Arms Act 1983

Direct access by certain government agencies to registry

38ZC: Direct access must be in accordance with direct access agreement

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"Follow the agreement when accessing a registry directly"

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When you have direct access to a registry, it must follow a written agreement. This agreement is between the Minister of the agency that is accessing the registry and the Minister of Police. You can find more information about this in section 38ZA or 38ZB.

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Part 7Direct access by certain government agencies to registry

38ZCDirect access must be in accordance with direct access agreement

  1. All direct access authorised by section 38ZA or 38ZB must be in accordance with a written direct access agreement entered into between—

  2. the Minister responsible for the accessing agency; and
    1. the Minister of Police.

      Notes
      • Section 38ZC: inserted, on , by section 63 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).