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Weapons Act 1990
sec.40Application for permit to acquire
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### sec.40 Application for permit to acquire
An application for a permit to acquire must be—
made in the approved form; and
made, in the way prescribed under a regulation, by—
if the permit is for an individual—the person; or
if the permit is for a body, whether incorporated or unincorporated—the individual endorsed on the body’s licence as the body’s representative; and
accompanied by—
any fee that may be prescribed under a regulation; and
proof of identity to the satisfaction of an authorised officer; and
other particulars prescribed under a regulation; and
the other relevant particulars the person to whom the application is made reasonably requires.
If the application is for a permit to acquire a category B, C, D or H weapon, the applicant must state why the applicant needs the weapon and why the need can not be satisfied in another way.
If the application is for a permit to acquire an heirloom firearm, the application must also be accompanied by proof, to the satisfaction of an authorised officer, that the applicant is the owner of the firearm because of a testamentary disposition or the laws of succession.
If the application is for a permit to acquire a temporarily inoperable modern handgun that the applicant intends to possess under the authority of a collector’s licence (weapons), the application must include a declaration signed by an approved historical society’s representative stating that the representative is satisfied that the weapon is of obvious and significant commemorative, historic, thematic or investment value.
s 40 ins 1996 No. 41 s 8
amd 2003 No. 37 s 27 ; 2012 No. 40 s 13
(sec.40-ssec.1) An application for a permit to acquire must be— made in the approved form; and made, in the way prescribed under a regulation, by— if the permit is for an individual—the person; or if the permit is for a body, whether incorporated or unincorporated—the individual endorsed on the body’s licence as the body’s representative; and accompanied by— any fee that may be prescribed under a regulation; and proof of identity to the satisfaction of an authorised officer; and other particulars prescribed under a regulation; and the other relevant particulars the person to whom the application is made reasonably requires.
(sec.40-ssec.2) If the application is for a permit to acquire a category B, C, D or H weapon, the applicant must state why the applicant needs the weapon and why the need can not be satisfied in another way.
(sec.40-ssec.3) If the application is for a permit to acquire an heirloom firearm, the application must also be accompanied by proof, to the satisfaction of an authorised officer, that the applicant is the owner of the firearm because of a testamentary disposition or the laws of succession.
(sec.40-ssec.4) If the application is for a permit to acquire a temporarily inoperable modern handgun that the applicant intends to possess under the authority of a collector’s licence (weapons), the application must include a declaration signed by an approved historical society’s representative stating that the representative is satisfied that the weapon is of obvious and significant commemorative, historic, thematic or investment value.
- (a) made in the approved form; and
- (b) made, in the way prescribed under a regulation, by— (i) if the permit is for an individual—the person; or (ii) if the permit is for a body, whether incorporated or unincorporated—the individual endorsed on the body’s licence as the body’s representative; and
- (i) if the permit is for an individual—the person; or
- (ii) if the permit is for a body, whether incorporated or unincorporated—the individual endorsed on the body’s licence as the body’s representative; and
- (c) accompanied by— (i) any fee that may be prescribed under a regulation; and (ii) proof of identity to the satisfaction of an authorised officer; and (iii) other particulars prescribed under a regulation; and (iv) the other relevant particulars the person to whom the application is made reasonably requires.
- (i) any fee that may be prescribed under a regulation; and
- (ii) proof of identity to the satisfaction of an authorised officer; and
- (iii) other particulars prescribed under a regulation; and
- (iv) the other relevant particulars the person to whom the application is made reasonably requires.
- (i) if the permit is for an individual—the person; or
- (ii) if the permit is for a body, whether incorporated or unincorporated—the individual endorsed on the body’s licence as the body’s representative; and
- (i) any fee that may be prescribed under a regulation; and
- (ii) proof of identity to the satisfaction of an authorised officer; and
- (iii) other particulars prescribed under a regulation; and
- (iv) the other relevant particulars the person to whom the application is made reasonably requires.