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Firearms Act 1996
41Registrar’s approval to possess ammunition as collector
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41 Registrar’s approval to possess ammunition as collector
(1) A person may apply to the registrar for approval to possess
ammunition.
(2) The registrar must approve the application unless prevented from
doing so by subsection (3).
(3) The registrar must not approve the application unless satisfied on
(a) the applicant is a collector of ammunition; and
(b) the collection of ammunition does not, and will not, consist of
more rounds of ammunition that are identical as to the following
than the registrar considers reasonable in the interests of public
safety:
(i) manufacturer;
(ii) date of manufacture;
(iii) calibre or type;
(iv) if the ammunition bears a cartridge headstamp—
headstamp.