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Arms Bill

Miscellaneous provisions - Direct access by certain government agencies to arms registry

351: Interpretation

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In this part of the proposed Arms Bill, you will see some new terms. You need to know what these terms mean to understand the rest of the bill. The terms are defined in the following way. You will see the term 'accessing agency' which refers to the Department of Conservation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the New Zealand Customs Service. The term 'arms item' is defined in section 5 and also includes ammunition. When you see 'direct access' to the registry, it means to search the registry or copy information from it. The term 'import and export information' refers to details about permits to import and classes of arms items exported by a licence holder. A 'licence holder' is someone who has a firearms licence or used to have one. 'Licence information' includes personal details like name, date of birth, and address, as well as details about the firearms licence itself. These terms are used in sections 352 to 360 of the proposed bill. They help explain how certain government agencies can access the arms registry. You can find more information about 'arms item' in section 5, and about permits to import in sections 193, 194, or 195.

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Part 8Miscellaneous provisions
Direct access by certain government agencies to arms registry

351Interpretation

  1. In sections 352 to 360,—

    accessing agency means—

    1. the Department of Conservation; and
      1. the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade; and
        1. the New Zealand Customs Service

          arms item has the meaning given in section 5 and includes, as an additional class of item, ammunition

            direct access, in relation to the registry, means to do either or both of the following (whether remotely or otherwise):

            1. search the registry:
              1. copy any information stored in the registry

                import and export information, in relation to a licence holder, means details relating to—

                1. any permit to import issued to the licence holder under section 193, 194, or 195:
                  1. any class or classes of arms items exported by the licence holder

                    licence holder means—

                    1. a person who is the holder of a firearms licence; and
                      1. a person who at any time held a firearms licence

                        licence information, in relation to a licence holder, means—

                        1. the licence holder’s—
                          1. full name; and
                            1. date of birth; and
                              1. residential or electronic address; and
                                1. phone number; and
                                2. the following details about the licence holder’s firearms licence:
                                  1. the firearms licence number; and
                                    1. the date of expiry of the firearms licence; and
                                      1. any endorsements on the firearms licence.