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Arms Bill

Licences and approvals - Museum worker licences - Applying for museum worker licence

111: Application for museum worker licence

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"How to get a licence to work with guns in a museum"

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You can apply for a museum worker licence if you work or want to work in a museum. You must be at least 16 years old and not disqualified from holding a firearms licence under section 68. You also must not have had a firearms licence revoked in the last 5 years, unless it was reversed. You need to apply to the chief executive in a specific way. Your application must be on a form approved by the chief executive. You must include details like the museum's name and address, and the types of arms items you will handle. Your application must also include any other required information and documents. You may need to pay a fee with your application.

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Part 3Licences and approvals
Museum worker licences: Applying for museum worker licence

111Application for museum worker licence

  1. An employee or a volunteer who works, or proposes to work, in a museum may apply for a museum worker licence if the employee or volunteer—

  2. is, or will be, required to possess, display, and store arms items in the performance of their duties; and
    1. is of or over the age of 16 years; and
      1. is not disqualified under section 68 from holding a firearms licence; and
        1. has not had a firearms licence revoked in the previous 5 years (or, if they have, the revocation was reversed by the Review Committee or District Court).

          1. An application for a museum worker licence must be made to the chief executive in the prescribed manner and must—

          2. be in a form approved by the chief executive; and
            1. specify—
              1. the name and address of the museum at which the applicant works, or proposes to work; and
                1. the class or classes of arms items proposed to be possessed, displayed, and stored in that museum by the applicant; and
                  1. any other prescribed details; and
                  2. be supported by any information and documents that are prescribed; and
                    1. be accompanied by the prescribed fee (if any).