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Arms Bill

Administration - Firearms Licensing Review Committee

317: Firearms Licensing Review Committee to sit in panels

You could also call this:

"A committee reviews gun licence decisions in small fair groups."

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The proposed law says the Firearms Licensing Review Committee will work in groups of 3 members. You will see that each group has a lawyer and two other people appointed by the responsible Minister. The chief executive decides which members are in each group and which group does each review. The chief executive makes sure the person who made the original decision is not in the group that reviews it. This is to ensure the review is fair. The groups can work on different reviews at the same time. The proposed law sets out how the Review Committee will work. You can see that it is about making sure reviews are done properly. The chief executive has an important role in making sure this happens.

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Part 7Administration
Firearms Licensing Review Committee

317Firearms Licensing Review Committee to sit in panels

  1. For the purpose of carrying out its function, the Review Committee must sit in panels of 3 members.

  2. Each panel must comprise—

  3. a lawyer appointed by the responsible Minister under section 315(1)(a); and
    1. a person appointed by the responsible Minister under section 315(1)(b); and
      1. a person appointed under section 315(1)(c).

        1. The chief executive assigns members to a panel and determines in each case which panel of the Review Committee is to conduct a particular review.

        2. A person cannot be assigned to a panel if the person was involved in the decision being reviewed by the panel.

        3. Panels of the Review Committee may sit concurrently.