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Arms Bill

Shooting clubs and shooting ranges - Compliance

243: Improvement notices

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"Fixing Mistakes with Gun Rules: What to Do if You're Not Following the Law"

Illustration for Arms Bill

If you are part of a pistol shooting club or run a pistol shooting range, an officer of the Arms Regulator might think you are not following the rules. They might think you are not following the conditions of your certificate of approval or the conditions of your certification. They might also think you are breaking a rule in this proposed law or any regulations. If the officer thinks this, they can give you an improvement notice. This notice will tell you what you need to do to fix the problem. You will have to fix the problem or stop it from happening within a reasonable time frame that the officer will specify. You might need to fix something you have done wrong or stop something wrong from happening. The officer will give you a chance to make things right. You will get a notice that explains what you need to do and when you need to do it by.

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Part 5Shooting clubs and shooting ranges
Compliance

243Improvement notices

  1. This section applies if an officer of the Arms Regulator reasonably believes that—

  2. a pistol shooting club has failed, is failing, or is likely to fail to comply with any conditions to which its certificate of approval is subject; or
    1. a pistol shooting range has failed, is failing, or is likely to fail, to comply with the condition to which its certification is subject; or
      1. a shooting club or shooting range has contravened, is contravening, or is likely to contravene a provision of this Act or any regulations.

        1. If this section applies, the officer may issue an improvement notice to the shooting club or the range operator requiring the shooting club or range operator, within a reasonable period of time specified in the notice, to—

        2. remedy the non-compliance or contravention; or
          1. prevent a likely non-compliance or contravention from occurring.