127Exemption relating to officers and employees of certain government agencies

#### 127 Exemption relating to officers and employees of certain government agencies 127 Exemption relating to officers and employees of certain government agencies > > (1) An inspector appointed under Part 4 of the [Explosives Act 2003](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2003-039) who possesses or uses a prohibited firearm referred to in item 15 of Schedule 1 to the Act is not, while acting in the ordinary course of the inspector’s duties, required to hold a licence or permit authorising possession or use of the firearm. > > > (2) A person employed in the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment who possesses or uses a shotgun, or a prohibited firearm referred to in item 15 of Schedule 1 to the Act, that— > > > > > (a) is capable of propelling a bird net or other type of net, or > > > > > (b) is capable of discharging incendiary shells used for the purposes of authorised back-burning and bushfire hazard reduction programs, > > > > is not, while acting in the ordinary course of the person’s duties as such an employee, required to hold a licence or permit authorising possession or use of the firearm. > > **cl 127:** Am 2021 (314), Sch 1\[24\].