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Section 17 page 12 Firearms (Public Safety) Amendment Bill 2026 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au 17 Schedule 3, item 3, column 31 substitute2 the following firearms (other than firearms mentioned in sch 1, item 1, 11, 12 or 25):3 (a) self-loading rim-fire rifles with magazine capacity of not more than4 10 rounds;5 (b) self-opening action and self-closing action rim-fire rifles with magazine6 capacity of not more than 10 rounds;7 (c) self-loading shotguns with magazine capacity of not more than 5 rounds;8 (d) self-opening action and self-closing action shotguns with magazine capacity9 of not more than 5 rounds;10 (e) pump action shotguns with magazine capacity of not more than 5 rounds;11 (f) straight pull repeating action firearms (rim-fire rifles, centre-fire rifles and12 shotguns)13 18 Schedule 3, item 4, column 314 substitute15 the following firearms (other than firearms mentioned in sch 1, item 5, 6, 10, 11,16 12 or 25):17 (a) self-loading centre-fire rifles;18 (b) self-opening action and self-closing action centre-fire rifles;19 (c) self-loading rim-fire rifles with magazine capacity of more than 10 rounds;20 (d) self-opening action and self-closing action rim-fire rifles with magazine21 capacity of more than 10 rounds;22 (e) self-loading shotguns with magazine capacity of more than 5 rounds;23 (f) self-opening action and self-closing action shotguns with magazine capacity24 of more than 5 rounds;25 (g) pump action shotguns with magazine capacity of more than 5 rounds;26 (h) lever action shotguns with magazine capacity of more than 5 rounds;27 (i) any other firearms to which category C licence applies as prescribed by28 regulation29

Section 19 Firearms (Public Safety) Amendment Bill 2026 page 13 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au 19 Schedule 3, items 11 and 12, column 3, paragraphs (a)1 to (d)2 substitute3 (a) airguns (other than semiautomatic airguns);4 (b) rim-fire rifles (other than self-loading, straight pull repeating action, self-5 opening action or self-closing action) with magazine capacity of not more6 than 10 rounds;7 (c) shotguns (other than self-loading, pump action, lever action, straight pull8 repeating action, self-opening action or self-closing action) with magazine9 capacity of not more than 5 rounds;10 (d) shotgun and rim-fire rifle combinations11 20 Schedule 3, items 13 and 14, column 3, paragraphs (a)12 to (d)13 substitute14 (a) muzzle-loading firearms (other than pistols);15 (b) centre-fire rifles (other than self-loading, straight pull repeating action, self-16 opening action or self-closing action) with magazine capacity of not more17 than 10 rounds;18 (c) shotgun and centre-fire rifle combinations;19 (d) lever action shotguns with magazine capacity of not more than 5 rounds;20 (e) semiautomatic airguns21 21 Dictionary, new definitions22 insert23 belt-fed firearm means a firearm with a feeding mechanism, whether24 integral or detachable—25 (a) designed to supply cartridges to a firearm by means of belt, or26 like mechanism, or linked carrier, or like mechanism, whether27 the belt, links or like mechanisms are reusable or disposable; and28 (b) in which cartridges are held in sequence and mechanically29 advanced into the chamber through cycling of the firearm’s30 action.31