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Firearms Act 1996
146Permits to acquire—refusal to issue to temporary
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146 Permits to acquire—refusal to issue to temporary
international firearms licensees
(1) This section applies to an acquirer (the foreign acquirer) who is a
resident of a foreign country.
(2) The registrar must not issue a permit to acquire a firearm
(the proposed firearm) to the foreign acquirer unless—
(a) the acquirer holds a temporary international firearms licence
authorising the acquirer to possess or use a firearm of the same
kind as the proposed firearm; and
(b) the registrar is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the acquirer
has a good reason for acquiring the proposed firearm.