Firearms Amendment Regulation 2026 (No 1)
65A
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65A Assessing suitability of individuals—Act, s 18 (1) (d) and s 19 (1) (c) (1) This section applies if the registrar is deciding an individual’s suitability in relation to a matter mentioned in the Act, section 17 (1). (2) For the Act, section 18 (1) (d), a prescribed criterion is whether, within the 10 years before the day the registrar makes the decision, the individual has been subject to— (a) an interim order or urgent interim order under the Commonwealth Workplace Protection Orders Act 2025 (Cwlth); or (b) a final order or consent order under that Act that has been— (i) revoked; or (ii) for a final order—successfully appealed against. (3) For the Act, section 19 (1) (c), a prescribed reason is that, within the 10 years before the day the registrar makes the decision, the individual has been subject to a final order or consent order under the Commonwealth Workplace Protection Orders Act 2025 (Cwlth), other than an order that has been— (a) revoked; or (b) for a final order—successfully appealed against. (4) In this section: successfully appealed against—see the Act, section 19 (2).
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