Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
Australian Capital Territory. 1996 ‘Genuine Reasons to Possess or Use Firearms - Firearms Collection.’ Australian Capital Territory Firearms Act 1996 (A1996-74 - Republication No.45, effective 27 April 2016); Part 7 (Section 61). Canberra: ACT Parliamentary Counsel. 1 January
Relevant contents
Table 61: Genuine Reasons to Possess or Use Firearms - Firearms Collection
8.1 For a licence that authorises the applicant to collect pistols manufactured after 1946 - the applicant proves (by producing written evidence from the approved collectors club of which the applicant is a member) that —
(a) the applicant has been a member of the club for at least 1 year; and
(b) the collection has a thematic structure; and
(c) the applicant researches or studies firearms; and
(d) the members of the club collect firearms of the kind for which the licence is sought; and
(e) the licence application is supported by the club.
8.2 For a licence that authorises the applicant to collect any other kind of firearms —
(a) the applicant is a member of an approved collectors club; and
(b) the collection has a genuine historical or thematic structure or a genuine commemorative or investment value; and
(c) the members of the club collect firearms of the kind for which the licence is sought; and
(d) the licence application is supported by the club.
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http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/1996-74/current/pdf/1996-74.pdf