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Arms Bill

General requirements - Requirements for possession of restricted firearms, restricted magazines, restricted parts, and restricted ammunition - Requirements for possession of restricted firearms

33: Exception if repairs or modifications to restricted firearm undertaken by licensed business

You could also call this:

"Getting your restricted firearm repaired or modified by a licensed business has some special rules."

If you own a restricted firearm and take it to a licensed business for repairs or modifications, you might not have to follow the usual rules. You can get your restricted firearm back from the licensed business after repairs or modifications if you get it back within 7 days. The licensed business must give you your restricted firearm back within 7 days after they get it for repairs or modifications. If a licensed business is fixing or modifying your restricted firearm, they do not have to follow certain rules. They must return your restricted firearm to you within 7 days of getting it for repairs or modifications. When we talk about modifying a restricted firearm, we also mean permanently deactivating it, which means making it so it cannot be used as a firearm anymore.

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32: Exception for employees of animal and biosecurity controllers sharing possession of restricted firearms, or

"Some workers can share restricted guns with colleagues for a short time."

34: Requirements for possession of restricted magazine, or

"Rules for having a restricted magazine with a firearms licence"

Part 2General requirements
Requirements for possession of restricted firearms, restricted magazines, restricted parts, and restricted ammunition: Requirements for possession of restricted firearms

33Exception if repairs or modifications to restricted firearm undertaken by licensed business

Section 31(1)(b) does not apply if the restricted firearm—
is owned by the individual and is returned to the individual by a licensed business following repair or modification; and
has not been out of the possession of the individual for more than 7 days.

Section 31(2)(b) does not apply if the licensed business—
receives the restricted firearm for the purpose of repair or modification; and
within 7 days, returns the restricted firearm to its owner.

In this section, modification, in relation to a restricted firearm, includes permanently deactivating the restricted firearm.