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Arms Bill

Licences and approvals - Expiry, surrender, suspension, and revocation of licences - Suspension of licences

147: Effect of suspension of firearms licence

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"What happens if your gun licence is suspended"

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If your firearms licence is suspended, the law treats you as if you do not have a licence to possess any arms items or ammunition. You must give your licence to a Police officer, the chief executive, or an Arms Regulator officer when they ask for it. You also have to give them all the arms items and ammunition you have. If you do not give them the arms items and ammunition, an Arms Regulator officer can tell a Police officer to take them from you. If you have a business licence and your firearms licence is suspended, your business licence is also suspended. The rules in section 148 will apply to you in this situation.

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Part 3Licences and approvals
Expiry, surrender, suspension, and revocation of licences: Suspension of licences

147Effect of suspension of firearms licence

  1. During the period that a firearms licence is suspended, this Act applies as if the firearms licence holder were not licensed to possess any arms item or ammunition under the licence or any endorsement on the licence.

  2. During the period that a firearms licence is suspended, the licence holder must, on request,—

  3. immediately surrender their licence to a member of the Police, the chief executive, or an officer of the Arms Regulator:
    1. deliver all arms items and ammunition in their possession or under their control to a member of the Police, the chief executive, or an officer of the Arms Regulator.

      1. If a firearms licence holder fails to comply with the requirement under subsection (2)(b), an officer of the Arms Regulator may direct a member of the Police to seize and take possession of any arms item or ammunition in the possession or under the control of the holder.

      2. If a person’s firearms licence is suspended and the person holds a business licence,—

      3. the holder’s business licence is suspended while their firearms licence remains suspended; and
        1. section 148 applies.