Weapons Regulation 2016
sec.176How to apply for the endorsement
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sec.176 How to apply for the endorsement
For section 175(2), the application must— be in the approved form; and be made at, or sent to, a police station or police establishment; and if the applicant became entitled to the shotgun— under the will—be accompanied by a copy of the document the applicant believes is the will of the person who died; or under the Succession Act 1981 , part 3, division 2 from the estate of the person who died—be accompanied by a copy of the document, if any, the applicant believes is the will of the person who died; and be accompanied by an original or a copy of— a cause of death certificate issued under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2003 for the person who died; or a certificate or other document, issued under a law of this or another State, the Commonwealth or another country, that officially evidences the person’s death. s 176 ins 2017 SL No. 212 s 16 (sec.176-ssec) For section 175(2), the application must— be in the approved form; and be made at, or sent to, a police station or police establishment; and if the applicant became entitled to the shotgun— under the will—be accompanied by a copy of the document the applicant believes is the will of the person who died; or under the Succession Act 1981 , part 3, division 2 from the estate of the person who died—be accompanied by a copy of the document, if any, the applicant believes is the will of the person who died; and be accompanied by an original or a copy of— a cause of death certificate issued under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2003 for the person who died; or a certificate or other document, issued under a law of this or another State, the Commonwealth or another country, that officially evidences the person’s death.
- (a) be in the approved form; and
- (b) be made at, or sent to, a police station or police establishment; and
- (c) if the applicant became entitled to the shotgun— (i) under the will—be accompanied by a copy of the document the applicant believes is the will of the person who died; or (ii) under the Succession Act 1981 , part 3, division 2 from the estate of the person who died—be accompanied by a copy of the document, if any, the applicant believes is the will of the person who died; and
- (i) under the will—be accompanied by a copy of the document the applicant believes is the will of the person who died; or
- (ii) under the Succession Act 1981 , part 3, division 2 from the estate of the person who died—be accompanied by a copy of the document, if any, the applicant believes is the will of the person who died; and
- (d) be accompanied by an original or a copy of— (i) a cause of death certificate issued under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2003 for the person who died; or (ii) a certificate or other document, issued under a law of this or another State, the Commonwealth or another country, that officially evidences the person’s death.