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. > > > (6) The person to whom an historical re-enactment organiser’s permit is issued must notify the police officer in charge of a police station that is nearest to the place at which an historical re-enactment event is to be conducted under the authority of the permit about the event not less than 7 days before the event takes place. > > > (7) An historical re-enactment organiser’s permit does not authorise the use of ammunition in any firearm but blank cartridges may be used if the historical re-enactment event to which the permit relates is being carried out— > > > > > (a) in front of an invited viewing audience, or > > > > > (b) at a place away from public view and hearing. > > > (8) An historical re-enactment organiser’s permit may be issued in relation to historical re-enactment events held on one or more occasions or held on a periodic basis.