Firearms Regulation 2008
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9 Shooting clubs, power to request information from registrar about target pistol shooters—Act, s 272 (2) (m) (1) This section applies if a target pistol shooter applies for membership of an approved shooting club. (2) The secretary or another office-holder of the approved shooting club may ask the registrar, in relation to an application for membership of the club by a target pistol shooter (the applicant), to give the secretary or other office-holder of the club information about any of the following known to the registrar: (a) for an adult applicant—the pistols owned by the applicant;
(b) any other approved shooting club, or approved shooting club (however described) in a State, of which the applicant is a member; Note State includes the Northern Territory, see the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1. (c) any other approved shooting club, or approved shooting club (however described) in a State, of which the applicant has been refused membership, or had his or her membership suspended or cancelled, in the 5 years before the day the application is made; (d) any category H licence issued to the applicant that has been cancelled in the 5 years before the day the application is made; (e) any earlier application for a category H licence by the applicant that has been refused by the registrar in the 5 years before the day the application for membership is made. (3) The secretary or other office-holder of the approved shooting club may also ask the registrar, in relation to an application for membership, to disclose to the secretary or other office-holder of the club the applicant’s criminal history (if any) that is, in the registrar’s opinion, relevant to the issue of a category H licence. (4) The registrar is authorised to give or disclose the information mentioned in subsections (2) and (3) to the secretary or other relevant office-holder of the club.