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Firearms Act 2015
Div 2Categories of licence and authorised purposes
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Division 2—Categories of licence and authorised purposes
12—Licence categories and authorised purposes
(1) A firearms licence may authorise the licensee to—
(a) possess a particular firearm, or firearms of a particular category, for a purpose authorised under the licence; or
(b) possess firearms of a particular category, firearm parts or ammunition for the purpose of carrying on the business of a dealer or as an employee of a dealer; or
(c) manufacture firearms or firearm parts.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, the regulations—
(a) may set out the categories of firearms licence that may be granted under the Act; and
(b) may prescribe the category or categories of firearms the possession or use of which may be authorised in respect of each category of licence; and
(c) may—
(i) prescribe the purpose for which possession or use of a firearm may be authorised in respect of each category of licence; or
(ii) authorise the Registrar to determine the purpose for which possession or use of a firearm may be authorised in respect of a particular category of licence.
(3) Nothing prevents a person from holding more than 1 category of firearms licence.
(4) Nothing prevents a firearms licence from being constituted of more than 1 category of licence, provided that a firearms licence authorising the purpose of collecting, or collecting and displaying, firearms does not authorise any other purpose.
(5) A firearms licence may—
(a) indicate the purpose for which a firearm may be possessed under the licence by specifying on the licence document the particular purpose of the licence (for example, by specifying "Category 1"); and
(b) indicate the firearms that may be possessed under the licence by specifying on the licence document the particular category of firearms (for example, by specifying "Category A").