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Firearms Act 1996

144Permits to acquire—decision

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144 Permits to acquire—decision On an application for a permit to acquire a firearm, the registrar must issue the permit unless prevented from doing so by this Act. Note 1 For when the registrar must refuse to issue a permit to acquire a firearm, see s 145 and s 146.

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