FIREARMS REGISTRY Participation Requirements for Club Members Persons obtaining

							                   FIREARMS REGISTRY
                   Participation Requirements for Club Members


Persons obtaining a firearms licence with club              What are club organised competitive shooting
membership to support their genuine reason must             matches and club organised shoots?
comply with the participation requirements for              A club organised competitive shooting match is a
club organised shooting competitions and activities as      competition arranged and run by the club or a visiting
prescribed by Clause 96 of the Firearms Regulation          club where scores are kept and results recorded.
2006.
                                                            Competitive shooting matches can be counted as a club
This FACT sheet provides information on participation       organised shoot.
requirements for Sport/Target Shooting, Recreational
Hunting/Vermin Control and Firearms Collection.             Officiating in a competitive shooting match counts
                                                            towards satisfying participation requirements for a
What are the participation requirements for Sport/          competitive shooting match in that reporting year.
Target Shooting club membership for pistols?
A licence holder who is a member of an approved pistol      A club organised shoot includes any training or target
club must participate in at least 6 club organised          practice undertaken at the club's shooting range.
competitive shooting matches over each period of 12
months that the licence is in force AND for each type of    What are the participation requirements for Sport/
pistol you possess for different shooting events, you       Target Shooting club membership for long arms?
must undertake at least 4 club organised shoots.            A licence holder who is a member of an approved
                                                            shooting club must, over any 12 month period that the
There are three types of pistols for the purpose of         licence is in force, participate in no less than 4 shooting
minimum participation requirements:                         competitions conducted by any approved shooting club
Air pistols                                                 OR
Centrefire pistols                                          Attend a shooting range where any approved shooting
Rimfire pistols                                             club conducts shooting activities, on no less than 4
                                                            occasions for shooting practice.
EXAMPLE 1
A licence holder owning one type of pistol is required to   What are the requirements for Hunting Club
participate in at least 6 competitive shooting matches.     membership?
Participation in club organised competive shoots            A licence holder who is a member of an approved
includes officiating in such a match.                       hunting club must participate in no less than 2 events in
                                                            any 12 month period that the licence is in force.
EXAMPLE 2
A licence holder owning two centrefire and two rimfire      The events must be approved by your own hunting club
pistols must participate in 8 club organised shoots per     or by any other approved hunting club and involve
annum (ie 4 shoots for each firearm type). Club             hunting, shooting or firearms safety training.
organised shoots include training or target practice held
at the club's shooting range. A club organised              Where a licence holder has both club membership and
competitive shooting match may also be counted as a         permission to shoot for the genuine reason of RHVC,
club organised shoot However, the licence holder must       clause 96 participation requirements do not apply.
still participate in at least 6 competitive shooting
matches and these can be spread across the different        What are the requirements for Collecting Club
types of pistol owned.                                      membership?
                                                            A licence holder who is a member of an approved
                                                            collector's society or club must attend the club's annual
EXAMPLE 2
                                                            general meeting, or at least one other meeting over any
  Firearm Competition Club Organised                        period of 12 months that the licence is in force.
                                                 Total
    Type    Shoots        Shoots
Rimfire x 2        2               2                  4
Centrefire x
                   4               0                  4
     2
   Total           6               2                  8


                                                                                               Vers 1.1   July 2008
What if I am a member of more              What if I do not complete my
than one club?                             required number of shoots in any
                                                                                    Firearms Registry
                                           12 month period?
If you are a member of more than one                                                Address
approved club for any one discipline,      Persons who hold a firearms licence      Locked Bag 1
you must nominate your principal club      with club membership supporting          Murwillumbah NSW 2484
and notify the Commissioner in writing     the genuine reason for that licence
of your nominated principal club.          must comply with the prescribed
                                           number of shooting activities as         Telephone
This may be done when you make             outlined in Clause 96 (1) of the         1300362562
application for your firearms licence.     Firearms Regulation 2006. The only
The genuine reason forms provide           exception to these annual prescribed
nomination of your principal club.         club shooting activities is for a        Interstate
                                           person who has hunting club              02 66708590
It is the club members responsibility to   membership AND permission to
inform the principal club of activities    shoot on property.
attended at a club other than their                                                 Fax
principal club.                            It is the individual club member's       02 66708558
                                           responsibility to:
You must report all shooting activities
to your principal club in writing within   * Notify the Firearms Registry of        Email
each annual return period.                   their principal club for each          firearmsenq@police.nsw.gov.au
                                             discipline, AND
Your principal club will notify the        * Notify their principal club of club
Firearms Registry of those club              activities and shoots conducted at
members who do not comply with their         clubs other than the principal club.   Website
participation requirements within the                                               www.police.nsw.gov.au/firearms
club's 12 month reporting period (as       If you have not complied with the
prescribed by Clause 96 of the             prescribed legislative requirements
Firearms Regulation 2006) .                for shooting activities in relation to
                                           your club membership, and you can
Are there any other obligations I          not prove to the Commissioner of
have as a licence holder with club         Police satisfaction that compliance
membership?                                was not reasonably practical in the
                                           circumstances, your firearms licence
Yes - You must notify the club in          may be revoked.
writing of any change in your personal
details, such as name and address,
within 14 days.

You must notify the Firearms Registry
of your change of address within 7
days.

If you cease your club membership and
can no longer support your genuine
reason for holding a firearms licence,
you must notify the Firearms Registry
within 14 days.

Where can I find more information?

The information provided in the FACT Sheet is for general guidance only.
Applicants and licensees should familiarise themselves with the Firearms Act
1996 and the Firearms Regulation 2006, which are available on the NSW
Legislation website - www.legislation.nsw.gov.au.