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Arms Bill

General requirements - Requirements for possession of standard firearms, airguns, pistols, restricted weapons, standard magazines, non-restricted parts, ammunition, etc - Requirements for possession of pistols and restricted weapons

20: Requirements for possession of pistol or restricted weapon

You could also call this:

"Rules for having a pistol or restricted weapon"

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If you want to have a pistol, you must have a firearms licence that says you can have a pistol. You also need a special permit to import or possess the pistol. This permit makes the endorsement on your licence specific to that pistol. If you are a business, you can only have a pistol if your senior manager's business licence says you can have a pistol. The business must get the pistol from someone else after the senior manager gets a permit to import or possess the pistol. You need a permit to import or possess the pistol to make the endorsement on the licence specific to that pistol. You can only have a restricted weapon if your firearms licence says you can have a restricted weapon. You need a permit to import or possess the restricted weapon to make the endorsement on the licence specific to that weapon. If you are a business, you can only have a restricted weapon if your senior manager's business licence says you can have a restricted weapon. If you break these rules without a good reason, you can be sent to prison for up to 7 years. These rules can be changed by other parts of the proposed law. You must follow these rules to have a pistol or restricted weapon.

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Part 2General requirements
Requirements for possession of standard firearms, airguns, pistols, restricted weapons, standard magazines, non-restricted parts, ammunition, etc: Requirements for possession of pistols and restricted weapons

20Requirements for possession of pistol or restricted weapon

  1. An individual may only possess a pistol if the individual—

  2. holds a firearms licence or visitor licence that bears an endorsement permitting them to possess a pistol; and
    1. the endorsement has been made specific to the pistol by the issue of—
      1. a permit to import the pistol; or
        1. a permit to possess the pistol.

        2. A licensed business that is a body corporate may only possess a pistol if—

        3. the business licence held by a senior manager of the body corporate bears an endorsement permitting the possession of a pistol; and
          1. the licensed business takes or took possession of the pistol from another person following the endorsement being made specific to the pistol by the senior manager being issued with—
            1. a permit to import the pistol; or
              1. a permit to possess the pistol.

              2. An individual may only possess a restricted weapon if the individual—

              3. holds a firearms licence that bears an endorsement permitting them to possess a restricted weapon; and
                1. takes or took possession of the restricted weapon from another person following the endorsement being made specific to the restricted weapon by the issue of—
                  1. a permit to import the restricted weapon; or
                    1. a permit to possess the restricted weapon.

                    2. A licensed business that is a body corporate may only possess a restricted weapon if—

                    3. the business licence held by a senior manager of the body corporate bears an endorsement permitting the possession of a restricted weapon; and
                      1. the licensed business takes or took possession of the restricted weapon from another person following the endorsement being made specific to the restricted weapon by the senior manager being issued with—
                        1. a permit to import the restricted weapon; or
                          1. a permit to possess the restricted weapon.

                          2. Subsections (1) to (4) are subject to any other provision of this Act that provides otherwise.

                          3. A person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years if the person, without reasonable excuse, contravenes this section.