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Firearms Act 1996
97Minors firearms licences—mandatory suspension if
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97 Minors firearms licences—mandatory suspension if
family violence offence
(1) The registrar must suspend a minors firearms licence if the registrar
believes on reasonable grounds that the licensee has been charged
with, committed or threatened to commit—
Note 1 A person’s licence is automatically suspended under—
• the Family Violence Act 2016, s 44 (1) (Firearms licences) if an
interim or after-hours order is made against the person; or
• the Personal Violence Act 2016, s 36 (Interim orders—respondent’s
firearms) if an interim order is made against the person unless the
court otherwise orders.
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