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Weapons Act 1990
sec.111Approval of shooting galleries
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### sec.111 Approval of shooting galleries
A person must not conduct a shooting gallery at any time without the approval of an authorised officer to conduct that gallery.
Maximum penalty—60 penalty units.
An authorised officer must not grant approval to conduct a shooting gallery unless—
the applicant for approval has attained the age of 18 years; and
the officer is satisfied that the applicant has an adequate knowledge of safety practices relating to the use of the firearms to be used at the gallery; and
in the opinion of the authorised officer—
the applicant is a fit and proper person to conduct the gallery; and
the prescribed conditions and any conditions imposed by the authorised officer will be complied with.
An authorised officer may grant approval to conduct a shooting gallery subject to the prescribed conditions and to such other conditions as the officer thinks fit.
An authorised officer may refuse to grant approval to conduct a shooting gallery by giving the applicant for approval a notice in or to the effect of the approved form stating the specific reasons for the refusal and forwarding the notice to the applicant by registered post to the address shown on the application.
An authorised officer may revoke an approval given under subsection (3) by written notice, given to the person granted the approval, that sets out the reasons for the revocation.
s 111 amd 1991 No. 97 s 3 sch 1 ; 1994 No. 13 s 3 sch ; 1996 No. 41 s 3 sch 1 ; 2003 No. 37 s 57
(sec.111-ssec.1) A person must not conduct a shooting gallery at any time without the approval of an authorised officer to conduct that gallery. Maximum penalty—60 penalty units.
(sec.111-ssec.2) An authorised officer must not grant approval to conduct a shooting gallery unless— the applicant for approval has attained the age of 18 years; and the officer is satisfied that the applicant has an adequate knowledge of safety practices relating to the use of the firearms to be used at the gallery; and in the opinion of the authorised officer— the applicant is a fit and proper person to conduct the gallery; and the prescribed conditions and any conditions imposed by the authorised officer will be complied with.
(sec.111-ssec.3) An authorised officer may grant approval to conduct a shooting gallery subject to the prescribed conditions and to such other conditions as the officer thinks fit.
(sec.111-ssec.4) An authorised officer may refuse to grant approval to conduct a shooting gallery by giving the applicant for approval a notice in or to the effect of the approved form stating the specific reasons for the refusal and forwarding the notice to the applicant by registered post to the address shown on the application.
(sec.111-ssec.5) An authorised officer may revoke an approval given under subsection (3) by written notice, given to the person granted the approval, that sets out the reasons for the revocation.
- (a) the applicant for approval has attained the age of 18 years; and
- (b) the officer is satisfied that the applicant has an adequate knowledge of safety practices relating to the use of the firearms to be used at the gallery; and
- (c) in the opinion of the authorised officer— (i) the applicant is a fit and proper person to conduct the gallery; and (ii) the prescribed conditions and any conditions imposed by the authorised officer will be complied with.
- (i) the applicant is a fit and proper person to conduct the gallery; and
- (ii) the prescribed conditions and any conditions imposed by the authorised officer will be complied with.
- (i) the applicant is a fit and proper person to conduct the gallery; and
- (ii) the prescribed conditions and any conditions imposed by the authorised officer will be complied with.