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Arms Bill

Miscellaneous provisions - Arms registry

348: Content of arms registry

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"What information must be recorded in the arms registry?"

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The proposed law says you must record certain details in the arms registry. You will need to record things like licence numbers and expiry dates. You will also need to record the licence holder's name, date of birth, and address. You must record endorsements on licences and any extra conditions on a licence. This includes conditions that are not already part of the law or regulations made under section 362. You will need to record details of firearms, restricted weapons, and magazines, including their make, model, and location. You will also need to record information about modified or deactivated firearms. This includes firearms that have been changed to another type or are no longer usable. You must record information about imported arms items and ammunition that follow the rules in section 202. You will need to record any other details that regulations made under section 362 require. This will help keep track of all the information in the arms registry. You can find more information about these rules in the proposed law.

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Part 8Miscellaneous provisions
Arms registry

348Content of arms registry

  1. The following particulars must be recorded in the arms registry:

  2. the number and date of expiry of every type of licence held by a person under this Act:
    1. every licence holder’s full name, date of birth, and address:
      1. every endorsement on a licence:
        1. every condition on a licence or an endorsement that is additional to conditions imposed by this Act or regulations made under section 362:
          1. the particulars of the make, model, and identifying markings of every standard firearm, restricted weapon, and restricted magazine possessed by a licence holder, and of the location of the firearm, restricted weapon, and restricted magazine, if the particulars are held by the Arms Regulator:
            1. information about any firearm that has been permanently modified to another type of firearm or that has been permanently deactivated:
              1. information about any arms items and ammunition that are imported and notified in accordance with section 202:
                1. every particular that regulations made under section 362 require to be recorded in the registry.