166Cancellation of firearm registration

166 Cancellation of firearm registration (1) The registrar must cancel the registration of a firearm— (a) if the owner of the firearm no longer holds a licence or permit in relation to the firearm; or (b) if satisfied on reasonable grounds that the applicant for registration gave information that was (to the applicant’s knowledge) false or misleading in a material particular in relation to the application; or (c) if the owner of the firearm is convicted of— (i) an offence against this Act; or Registration of firearms Division 11.3 (ii) an offence against the Criminal Code, part 3.4 (False or misleading statements, information and documents) in relation to an application under this Act; or (iii) an offence against the Criminal Code, section 346 (Forgery) in relation to a licence or permit under this Act; or (iv) an offence against the Criminal Code, section 361 (Obstructing Territory public official) in relation to a police officer exercising a function under this Act; or (v) an offence prescribed by regulation; or (d) if the owner of the firearm asks for the cancellation; or (e) for any other reason prescribed by regulation. Note 1 A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments Note 2 If the registrar cancels the registration of a firearm under this section, the registrar must give written notice of the decision to the owner of the firearm (see s 260). (2) The cancellation takes effect on— (a) the day notice of the cancellation is given to the owner of the (b) if the notice of the cancellation states a later date of effect—the