CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED IMPORTS) REGULATIONS

THE SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6    

Regulation 4F


REQUIREMENTS FOR THE IMPORTATION OF FIREARMS, FIREARM ACCESSORIES, FIREARM PARTS, FIREARMS MAGAZINES, AMMUNITION, COMPONENTS OF AMMUNITION AND IMITATIONS
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PART 4 - INTERPRETATION  

4.   Meaning of certified buyer  

4.1    
For this Schedule, a person is a certified buyer , for a category C or category D article, if the Minister certifies, in writing, that the Minister is satisfied that:


(a) the person intends to buy the article from a licensed firearm dealer; and


(b) the article is for the purposes of the government of the Commonwealth, or a State or Territory; and


(c) the government will retain ownership of the article after buying it.

4.2    
For this Schedule, a person is also a certified buyer , for a category C or category D article, if the Minister certifies, in writing, that the Minister is satisfied that:


(a) the person intends to buy the article from a licensed firearm dealer; and


(b) the person ' s occupation is partly or wholly the business of controlling vertebrate pest animals; and


(c) the person holds a licence or authorisation, in accordance with the law of the State or Territory where the person will carry out the occupation, to possess the article for the purpose of the person ' s occupation.

4.3    
For this Schedule, a person is a certified buyer , for a category H article, if:


(a) the Secretary of the Department:


(i) is satisfied of the matters mentioned in subitem 4.4 in relation to the person and the article; and

(ii) certifies that the person is a certified buyer for the category H article; or


(b) a relevant police representative:


(i) is satisfied of the matters mentioned in subitem 4.5 in relation to the person and the article; and

(ii) certifies, in an approved form, that the person is a certified buyer for the category H article.

4.4    
For subparagraph 4.3 (a) (i), the matters are as follows:


(a) the person intends to buy the article from a licensed firearm dealer;


(b) the article is for the purposes of the government of the Commonwealth;


(c) the government will retain ownership of the article after buying it.

4.5    
For subparagraph 4.3 (b) (i), the matters are as follows:


(a) the person intends to buy the article from a licensed firearm dealer;


(b) the article is for the purposes of the government of the relevant State or Territory;


(c) the government will retain ownership of the article after buying it.

 

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