32Members of approved hunting clubs—restriction on authority conferred by licence

32 Members of approved hunting clubs—restriction on authority conferred by licence

32 Members of approved hunting clubs—restriction on authority conferred by licence

(1) If a licensee who is a member of an approved hunting club has established recreational hunting/vermin control as a genuine reason for being issued with the licence, the licence authorises the member to possess and use a firearm—

(a) to participate in shooting activities conducted by the approved hunting club, but only on rural land on which the club has permission to shoot given by the owner or occupier of the land or by an authorised officer, or

(b) to participate in shooting activities other than those conducted by the approved hunting club, but only on rural land on which the licensee has permission to shoot given by the owner or occupier of the land or by an authorised officer.

(2) If an approved hunting club has permission under subclause (1) (a) for its members to shoot on rural land, the member of the club who is for the time being responsible for the shooting activities conducted by the club on that land must, on demand made at any time by a police officer or authorised officer for that land, produce to the officer who made the demand or to another police officer or authorised officer nominated by the officer as soon as practicable (but not more than 48 hours) after the demand is made, as evidence of the permission, written permission or a statutory declaration by the person verifying that permission has been given.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3) If a licensee has been given permission under subclause (1) (b) to shoot on rural land, the licensee must, on demand made at any time by a police officer or authorised officer for that land—

(a) produce for inspection by the police officer or authorised officer, as evidence of the permission, written permission or a statutory declaration by the person verifying that permission has been given, or

(b) if it is not in the licensee’s immediate possession—produce that evidence as soon as practicable (but not more than 48 hours) after the demand is made to the officer who made the demand or to another police officer or authorised officer nominated by the officer who made the demand.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(4) A person commits an offence under subclause (2) or (3) only if the police officer or authorised officer, when making the demand, explains to the person that failure to comply with the demand is an offence.