sec.36Restrictions about persons to whom licence may be granted

sec.36 Restrictions about persons to whom licence may be granted

The chief executive must not grant a macropod harvesting licence to a person unless the person— is an adult; and holds an approved weapons licence; and has passed an approved course for the licence; and has passed an approved shooting test for the licence within the previous year. Subsection (1) (d) does not apply to a person who applies for a macropod harvesting licence if the person— held a macropod harvesting licence within the previous year of making the application; and does not receive a notice from the chief executive under subsection (3) after making the application. The chief executive may give a notice to an individual stating that the individual is required to take and pass an approved shooting test if the chief executive considers it is appropriate having regard to the following matters— whether the individual contravened a condition of a harvest period notice in the previous year, including, for example, the way a macropod may be taken; the number of macropods taken by the individual in the previous year; any other relevant matter. In this section— approved course , for a macropod harvesting licence, means a course of training about the harvesting of macropods approved by the chief executive for the licence. approved shooting test , for a macropod harvesting licence, means a test for shooting approved by the chief executive for the licence. approved weapons licence , for a macropod harvesting licence, means a licence under the Weapons Act 1990 for a category of weapon approved by the chief executive for the macropod harvesting licence. s 36 amd 2020 SL No. 136 s 442 sch 8 (sec.36-ssec.1) The chief executive must not grant a macropod harvesting licence to a person unless the person— is an adult; and holds an approved weapons licence; and has passed an approved course for the licence; and has passed an approved shooting test for the licence within the previous year. (sec.36-ssec.2) Subsection (1) (d) does not apply to a person who applies for a macropod harvesting licence if the person— held a macropod harvesting licence within the previous year of making the application; and does not receive a notice from the chief executive under subsection (3) after making the application. (sec.36-ssec.3) The chief executive may give a notice to an individual stating that the individual is required to take and pass an approved shooting test if the chief executive considers it is appropriate having regard to the following matters— whether the individual contravened a condition of a harvest period notice in the previous year, including, for example, the way a macropod may be taken; the number of macropods taken by the individual in the previous year; any other relevant matter. (sec.36-ssec.4) In this section— approved course , for a macropod harvesting licence, means a course of training about the harvesting of macropods approved by the chief executive for the licence. approved shooting test , for a macropod harvesting licence, means a test for shooting approved by the chief executive for the licence. approved weapons licence , for a macropod harvesting licence, means a licence under the Weapons Act 1990 for a category of weapon approved by the chief executive for the macropod harvesting licence.