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Western Australia. 1973 ‘Licensing Procedure.’ Firearms Act 1973 (Version 05-00-00, reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 13 February 2015); Section 18. Perth: State Law Publisher. 18 October

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18. Licensing procedure

(1) A person who wishes to apply for a licence or a permit under this Act, other than an interstate group permit issued under section 17A, shall make application in the prescribed manner, and shall pay the prescribed fee.

(4) The fee payable on the issue of —
(a) an Ammunition Collector's Licence that is to remain in force for a period of less than 5 years is the prescribed fee reduced proportionately by one-sixtieth for each month or portion of a month;
(aa) a Firearm Collector's Licence that is to remain in force for a period of less than 3 years is the prescribed fee reduced proportionately by one thirty-sixth for each month or portion of a month;
(b) a licence of any other kind that is to remain in force for a period of less than 12 months is the prescribed fee reduced proportionately by one-twelfth for each month or portion of a month.

(4a) Before granting or issuing a licence, permit, or approval to a person under this Act the Commissioner is to ensure that, for the purpose of forming an opinion as to whether the person is a fit and proper person to hold the licence, permit, or approval —
(a) reference has been made where practicable to relevant criminal records held by the police forces in this State and elsewhere in Australia; and
(b) if there is any apparently reliable indication that the person may not meet standards of mental or physical fitness referred to in section 11(3)(b), sufficient evidence has been provided to the Commissioner to satisfy the Commissioner that the person does meet those standards; and
(c) if there is any apparently reliable indication that for any other reason the person may not be a fit and proper person to hold the licence, permit, or approval, sufficient evidence has been provided to the Commissioner to satisfy the Commissioner that the person is a fit and proper person to hold the licence, permit, or approval….

(5) Before any licence or permit under this Act is issued or renewed the applicant may be required to prove to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that any firearm to which the application relates is capable of complying with the prescribed safety standards and tests applicable thereto.

(6) If the Commissioner is satisfied that —
(a) the requirements of this section have been satisfied; and
(b) there are no grounds upon which the application ought to be refused; and
(c) in the case of an application for the first issue of a Firearm Licence to a person, a period of at least 28 days has elapsed since the making of the application and the applicant has, under subsection (6a), confirmed the desire to proceed with the application,
the Commissioner is to enter the prescribed particulars in a Register to be compiled and maintained for the purpose and issue to the applicant a licence or permit under this Act….

ID: Q2753

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