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Firearms Act 1996
86Minors firearms licences—requirement for further
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86 Minors firearms licences—requirement for further
(1) This section applies to an application for—
(a) a minors firearms licence; or
(b) an extension under section 95 (Minors firearms licences—
period in force).
grounds that the applicant’s mental health may affect the applicant’s
ability to handle firearms responsibly, the registrar may ask the
applicant to consent to the disclosure to the registrar of personal
health information about the applicant from a health record relating
to the applicant.
consent must be in writing and signed by a parent or legally appointed
guardian of the applicant, or someone else with parental responsibility for
the applicant, and name the health service provider who made the health
record.