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Firearms Act 1996
98AMinors firearms licences—reconsideration of suitability
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98A Minors firearms licences—reconsideration of suitability
of licensee under certain protection orders
(a) a licensee is subject to a final or interim protection order (the
current protection order) under the Personal Violence
Act 2016; and
(b) the Magistrate Court orders that the licensee’s minors firearms
licence not be—
(i) suspended under section 36 (3) (Interim orders—
respondent’s firearms); or
(ii) cancelled under section 37 (3) (Final orders—respondent’s
firearms).
(2) The registrar must decide whether the licensee continues to be
suitable to hold the minors firearms licence—
(a) having regard to the criteria in section 18 and section 19 that
apply to the licensee; but
(b) disregarding the current protection order.
Note If the registrar is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the licensee is not
suitable, the registrar must cancel the licensee’s licence (see s 98 (c)).
(3) If the registrar cancels the licensee’s minors firearms licence because
of this section, the registrar must give the Magistrates Court written
notice of the decision.
99 Minors firearms licences—when suspension or
Division 7.5 Licensing scheme—composite entity
firearms licences
100 Definitions—Act
composite entity means—
(a) a corporation; or
(b) a government agency (other than a corporation).
principal, of a composite entity—
(a) for a corporation—means an executive officer of the
corporation; or
(b) for a government agency—means the head of the agency.
registered principal, for a composite entity firearms licence, means
the principal named in the licence.