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Weapons Act 1990
sec.92Change of representative
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### sec.92 Change of representative
A person stops being the representative of an approved shooting club if the person stops holding the shooting club’s responsible position.
If a person stops being the representative, the person must give written notice to an authorised officer within 28 days.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
The person who occupies an approved shooting club’s responsible position after another person stops being the representative must give written notice (the representative notice ) to an authorised officer within 28 days after occupying the responsible position.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
If the authorised officer accepts a representative notice from a person—
the person becomes the representative; and
the authorised officer must give written notice of the acceptance to the representative.
The authorised officer may refuse to accept the representative notice on the ground that the authorised person is not satisfied the person who gave the representative notice—
occupies the shooting club’s responsible position; or
is an appropriate person.
The refusal must be by written notice to the person who gave the representative notice stating reasons for the refusal.
s 92 sub 1994 No. 13 s 12
amd 2003 No. 37 s 50
(sec.92-ssec.1) A person stops being the representative of an approved shooting club if the person stops holding the shooting club’s responsible position.
(sec.92-ssec.2) If a person stops being the representative, the person must give written notice to an authorised officer within 28 days. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(sec.92-ssec.3) The person who occupies an approved shooting club’s responsible position after another person stops being the representative must give written notice (the representative notice ) to an authorised officer within 28 days after occupying the responsible position. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(sec.92-ssec.4) If the authorised officer accepts a representative notice from a person— the person becomes the representative; and the authorised officer must give written notice of the acceptance to the representative.
(sec.92-ssec.5) The authorised officer may refuse to accept the representative notice on the ground that the authorised person is not satisfied the person who gave the representative notice— occupies the shooting club’s responsible position; or is an appropriate person.
(sec.92-ssec.6) The refusal must be by written notice to the person who gave the representative notice stating reasons for the refusal.
- (a) the person becomes the representative; and
- (b) the authorised officer must give written notice of the acceptance to the representative.
- (a) occupies the shooting club’s responsible position; or
- (b) is an appropriate person.