An Act to amend the Firearms Act 1996 to make further provision for the purchase and sale of ammunition.
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Firearms Amendment (Ammunition Control) Act 2012.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.
Schedule 1 Amendment of Firearms Act 1996 No 46
[1] (Repealed)
[2] Section 65 Sale, purchase and possession of ammunition
Insert at the end of section 65 (1):Note—Section 65A imposes additional requirements for sales of ammunition by licensed firearms dealers.
[3] Section 65A
Insert after section 65:65A Sales of ammunition by firearms dealers—additional requirements(1) A licensed firearms dealer must not sell ammunition for any firearm to a purchaser who is the holder of a licence or permit for the firearm unless:(a) a firearm that takes the ammunition is registered in the name of the purchaser or the purchaser is authorised by a permit (or its equivalent under the law of another State or Territory) to acquire a firearm that takes the ammunition, and(b) the dealer has seen the current notice of registration issued for the firearm or the permit to acquire the firearm.Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.(2) The requirements of this section are in addition to the requirements of section 65.(3) This section does not apply to a sale of ammunition by a licensed firearms dealer to another licensed firearms dealer.(4) This section does not apply to a sale of ammunition to a member of a shooting club by the club armourer for the club for use at the club in a firearm registered to the club (a club firearm).
[4] (Repealed)
sch 1: Am 1987 No 15, sec 30C.