WESTERN
AUSTRALIA
1.
Is it a requirement that an
ammunition collector in your state/territory be a member of a cartridge
collecting association such as the Australian Cartridge Collectors Association
(ACCA) or the International Ammunition Association (IAA)?
(1) No.
2. Which
section of your state/territory Firearms Act refers to collecting, selling,
buying or trading ammunition? (It is likely there is more than one section or
sub-section.)
(2)
Section 16(d) deals with a “Dealer’s
Licence” and Section 16(h) deals with a “Collectors Licence”.
3. Could
you provide me a photocopy of the relevant section/s in your Firearms Act
dealing with collecting, selling, buying, trading or anything else to do with
ammunition? (Or, if your Firearms Act is available on the internet, could you
please provide me the web address?)
(3)
Section 16(d): “a Dealer’s Licence, which
entitles the holder to deal in firearms and ammunition on the premises named and
identified in that licence, to receive firearms for the purpose of their being
dismantled for parts, and to arrange for repair or servicing of firearms by the
holder of a repairer’s Licence, and authorises the holder or an employee or
partner of the holder to have in his possession, and to carry in the ordinary
course of the business of that dealer, any such firearm or ammunition or to use
it for purpose of testing it or of demonstrating it to a prospective
purchaser”.
Section
16(h): “an Ammunition Collector’s Licence, which entitles the holder to
possess and carry, but not to use, ammunition not exceeding such quantity as may
be specified in that licence and not being of the type prescribed as being
ammunition to which such a licence does not apply”.
See:
www.slp.wa.gov.au/statutes/swans.nsf
4. If
an ammunition collector in your state/territory needs information from their
Firearms Registry regarding collecting, selling, buying or trading ammunition,
who is the best person (the most conversant member in your section in that area
of the legislation) they could speak with and their contact number?
(4)
Senior
Sergeant Ron Timmins or Senior Constable Kevin Wiseman (08) 9223 7000 .
5. What
is the situation in your state/territory regarding collecting, selling, buying
or trading ammunition in the following situations:
a) someone with a Shooters
Licence?
b)
someone with a Firearms Dealers Licence?
c)
someone who does not have a shooters or dealers licence - they do not own
any firearms and collect ammunition only?
(5)
a. Must be licensed as a firearm user or ammunition collector.
b. Not
a problem.
c. Must
have an ammunition collector’s licence
6. In
the case of (a) above, is the ammunition they can collect, sell, buy or trade
dependent solely on which category of firearms their licence allows? For example
if they are only registered as owning .22LR rimfire firearms, is .22LR rimfire
ammunition the only ammunition they can collect? If this is so, what does a
collector then need to do to ensure they can collect, buy, sell or trade other
ammunition such as shotgun or centrefire cartridges in your state/territory?
(6)
See answer 3 – the ammunition must be
specified in the licence.
7. Does
your state/territory legislation have any special or unusual requirements for
individuals that collect, sell, buy or trade ammunition?
(7)
Yes, similar to your example given re the
Tasmanian legislation.
8.
What
are the storage requirements for ammunition in your state/territory? In other
words, how much security is required?
(8)
It is specified in regulations (however, a
dealer in ammunition will need to have their security more substantial than a
collector; i.e., it will be determined by the Commissioner’s delegated
officer).
9.
Are
any limits imposed on collectors as to what quantity
of ammunition they can collect?
(9)
See answer 3.
10. Are ammunition components such as bullets, primers,
percussion caps, propellant, empty cartridge cases and so on regarded as
ammunition in your state/territory and therefore subject to the same storage
requirements? (ie a requirement they all be securely locked away?)
(10)
Yes;
Section 4: “ammunition includes anything manufactured specifically as a
component of ammunition designed for discharge from a firearm and also includes
any primer or propellant manufactured specifically for use in making ammunition
designed for discharge from a firearm but does not include ammunition rendered
inoperative for the purpose of a collector’s item.
11.
What are your laws regarding
transporting ammunition? This refers
to both transporting it intrastate re security issues, and transporting it
interstate.
(11) Needs to be approved by the Commissioner of Police as an “approved courier”.
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