Part 5Registration of firearms

Part 5—Registration of firearms 58—Registration of firearms—Application of Part 4 of Act Pursuant to section 26(b) of the Act, Part 4 of the Act does not apply to a firearm in the possession of a person under, and in accordance with, an agreement for the hire of the firearm from a licensed dealer made in the ordinary course of the dealer carrying on the business of a dealer. 59—Registration A person applying for registration of a firearm must produce the firearm to a police officer at the time the application is made. 60—Certificate of registration (1) The Registrar must issue a certificate of registration, in the form approved by the Registrar, to the person in whose name the firearm is registered. (2) The Registrar may, on payment of the prescribed fee, issue a certificate of registration to replace a certificate that has been lost, stolen or destroyed. 61—Registrar to be notified of certain events relating to registered firearms (1) The person in whose name a firearm is registered must— (a) within 24 hours, unless the person has a reasonable excuse for not doing so, provide an oral report to a police officer; and of the loss, theft or destruction of the firearm or of any alteration made to the firearm that affects the nature or performance of the firearm. (2) Without limiting subregulation (1), an alteration to a firearm will be taken to affect the nature and performance of the firearm if, as a result of the alteration, the firearm becomes a firearm of a different category. (3) The person in whose name a firearm is registered must, within 14 days, give the Registrar written notice, in a form approved by the Registrar, of a change of the person's address or name or any other detail recorded on the certificate of registration. Maximum penalty: $2 500. (4) The person in whose name a firearm is registered must, within 7 days, give the Registrar written notice, in a form approved by the Registrar, if the firearm is disposed of to a person outside South Australia.