67Historical re-enactment organiser’s permit

67 Historical re-enactment organiser’s permit

67 Historical re-enactment organiser’s permit

(1) The Commissioner may, on application by a person who is the secretary (or other appropriate office holder if there is no secretary) of an historical re-enactment organisation, issue a permit to the person (an historical re-enactment organiser’s permit) authorising—

(a) the organisation to organise and conduct historical re-enactment events involving firearms, and

(b) the person to whom the permit is issued to use and possess a firearm to which the permit applies for the purposes of participating in any historical re-enactment event conducted under the authority of the permit.

Note.

The person to whom the permit is issued can acquire a firearm for the purposes of participating in such an event. A permit to acquire is required to acquire a firearm.

(2) An historical re-enactment organiser’s permit also authorises any person to use a firearm for the purposes of participating in any historical re-enactment event conducted under the authority of the permit if the person is authorised by a licence or permit to use the firearm for any other purpose.

Note.

A person’s authority to use a firearm for the purposes of participating in an historical re-enactment event extends to a firearm that is registered in the name of another person (including the historical re-enactment permit holder).

(3) An historical re-enactment organiser’s permit does not authorise the use of a prohibited firearm (other than an imitation prohibited firearm).

(4) A reference in subclause (2) to a licence or permit includes a reference to a licence or permit that—

(a) is issued under the law in force in another State or Territory authorising the use of a firearm, and

(b) is the equivalent of a licence or permit issued under the Act.

(5) The applicant for an historical re-enactment organiser’s permit must provide the Commissioner with the following information in relation to each event proposed to be conducted under the authority of the permit—

(a) the location of the event,

(b) the kinds of firearms that are to be present at the event,

(c) the security measures that will be put in place at the event.