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#### 66 Safari/hunting participation permit
66 Safari/hunting participation permit
> > (1) The Commissioner may, on application by or on behalf of a person—
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> > > (a) who is not a resident of Australia, and
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> > > (b) who is visiting, or who is intending to visit, New South Wales for the purpose of participating—
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> > > > (i) in a specified organised safari tour conducted by the holder of a safari tour permit, or
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> > > > (ii) in hunting activities organised by an approved hunting club,
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> > issue a permit (a safari/hunting participation permit) authorising the person to possess and use a firearm to which a category A or category B licence applies for that purpose.
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> > (2) A safari/hunting participation permit may be issued to a person before the person arrives in New South Wales.
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> > (3) An application for a safari/hunting participation permit must demonstrate, to the Commissioner’s satisfaction, that the person to whom the application relates is authorised, under the law of the country in which the person ordinarily resides, to possess and use firearms to which a category A or category B licence applies.
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> > (4) A safari/hunting participation permit authorises the holder of the permit to possess and use firearms to which a category A or category B licence applies, but only in connection with—
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> > > (a) the organised safari tour specified in the permit, or
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> > > (b) the organised hunting activities of the approved hunting club concerned.