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Victoria. 1998 ‘Interstate Licence Holders - Temporary Visitors.’ Firearms Act 1996 No. 66 of 1996 (Version No. 080, as of 1 December 2015); Part 11 (Section 185). Melbourne: Department of Justice, Victoria. 31 January

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185. Interstate licence holders—temporary visitors

(1) A person who —
(a) is the holder of a licence issued in another State or a Territory which authorises the possession, carriage or use of a category A or B longarm or a handgun for the purposes of sport or target shooting; and
(b) ordinarily resides in the other State or Territory —
is deemed to be the holder of a corresponding licence under this Act for the purposes of taking part in a shooting competition which is conducted by an approved club or organisation.

(1AA) For the purposes of subsection (1), taking part in a shooting competition includes taking part in the competition as an instructor, referee, supervisor, competition judge or range officer.

(1A) A person who —
(a) is the holder of a licence issued in another State or a Territory which authorises the possession, carriage or use of a category C longarm for the purposes of clay target shooting; and
(b) ordinarily resides in the other State or Territory —
is deemed to be the holder of a corresponding licence under this Act for the purposes of taking part in a shooting competition which is conducted by an approved clay target shooting club or organisation.

(2) A person who —
(a) is the holder of a licence in another State or a Territory which authorises the possession, carriage or use of a category A or B longarm for the purposes of hunting; and
(b) ordinarily resides in the other State or Territory —
is deemed to be the holder of a corresponding licence under this Act to the extent that the holder is authorised —
(c) to hunt on land where the holder has obtained the permission of the owner or occupier of the land to hunt on that land; and
(d) to hunt on Crown land, if such hunting is in accordance with any Act, regulation or other instrument regulating hunting on that land.

(2A) A person who —
(a) is the holder of a licence in another State or a Territory which authorises the possession, carriage or use of a category A or B longarm for the purposes of primary production; and
(b) ordinarily resides in the other State or Territory —
is deemed to be the holder of a corresponding licence under this Act for the purposes of possessing, carrying or using the firearms possessed under the licence on land used for primary production if —
(c) the person has first obtained the permission of the owner or occupier of the land to possess, carry or use the firearm on the land; and
(d) the person is acting in the manner authorised by the licence and in accordance with any conditions of the licence.

(2B) A person who —
(a) is the holder of a licence in another State or a Territory which authorises the possession, carriage or use of a category C longarm for the purposes of primary production; and
(b) ordinarily resides in the other State or Territory —
is deemed to be the holder of a corresponding licence under this Act for the purposes of the suppression of pest animals on land on which primary production is carried out if that activity is conducted in accordance with the regulations.

(3) A person who —
(a) is the holder of a licence in another State or a Territory which authorises the carrying on of the business of dealing in firearms; and
(b) ordinarily resides in the other State or Territory —
is deemed to be the holder of a corresponding licence under this Act for the purpose of taking part in a display of firearms —
(c) which is conducted by licensed firearms dealer; and
(d) which is approved by the Chief Commissioner…

(5) A person who—
(a) is the holde r of a licence or permit in another State or Territory which authorises the person to possess, carry or use a general category handgun for the occupation of security guard; and
(b) ordinarily resides in the other State or Territory —
is deemed to be the holder of a corresponding licence under this Act for the purposes of acting as a security guard on a temporary basis in accordance with this Act.

ID: Q12020

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