Weapons Regulation 2016
sec.38Supervision of experienced minor who is at least 11 years for particular weapons at approved range
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sec.38 Supervision of experienced minor who is at least 11 years for particular weapons at approved range
For section 52 (2) (b) of the Act , the prescribed way for a minor who is at least 11 years to be supervised is directly by a range officer of the approved range or a range officer’s appointee, if— the minor has fired a weapon at an approved range on at least 3 separate occasions; and no more than 6 minors, each of whom has fired a weapon at an approved range on at least 3 separate occasions, are supervised by the range officer or a range officer’s appointee at the same time. In this section— range officer’s appointee means an adult— appointed by the range officer to directly supervise the minor’s possession or use of weapons at the range; and who holds a licence authorising the adult to possess and use the weapon being used by the minor at the range. (sec.38-ssec.1) For section 52 (2) (b) of the Act , the prescribed way for a minor who is at least 11 years to be supervised is directly by a range officer of the approved range or a range officer’s appointee, if— the minor has fired a weapon at an approved range on at least 3 separate occasions; and no more than 6 minors, each of whom has fired a weapon at an approved range on at least 3 separate occasions, are supervised by the range officer or a range officer’s appointee at the same time. (sec.38-ssec.2) In this section— range officer’s appointee means an adult— appointed by the range officer to directly supervise the minor’s possession or use of weapons at the range; and who holds a licence authorising the adult to possess and use the weapon being used by the minor at the range.
- (a) the minor has fired a weapon at an approved range on at least 3 separate occasions; and
- (b) no more than 6 minors, each of whom has fired a weapon at an approved range on at least 3 separate occasions, are supervised by the range officer or a range officer’s appointee at the same time.
- (a) appointed by the range officer to directly supervise the minor’s possession or use of weapons at the range; and
- (b) who holds a licence authorising the adult to possess and use the weapon being used by the minor at the range.