• “(a) By any person in the course of that person's duties as—

  • “(i) A member of the New Zealand Defence Force or a member of the Cadet Forces; or

  • “(ii) A member of the Police or an armourer employed by the Police; or

  • “(iii) An employee of the Institute of Environmental Health and Forensic Sciences Limited; or

  • “(iv) An officer or agent of Government Supply Brokerage Corporation (NZ) Limited:”.

“7A

• “(1) Notwithstanding anything in sections 6 and 7 of this Act, a dealer's licence may, with the consent of a commissioned officer of Police, apply from time to time, for a period not exceeding 5 days at any one time, in respect of a place of business other than the place of business in respect of which the dealer's licence was issued.

  “(2) A commissioned officer of Police may give his or her consent under subsection (1) of this section only if satisfied—

  • “(a) That the licensed dealer will, during the period in respect of which the consent is sought, use the place of business in respect of which the consent is sought only for the purposes of conducting a gun show; and

  • “(b) That the security of the place of business in respect of which the consent is sought will be sufficient.

  “(3) Any consent given under subsection (1) of this section shall be given subject to the condition specified in subsection (4) of this section and to such other conditions (if any) as are specified by the commissioned officer of Police.

  “(4) It shall be a condition of any consent given under subsection (1) of this section that the licensed dealer close, for the duration of the period in respect of which the consent is given, the place of business in respect of which the dealer's licence was issued.”

• “(1) No person shall bring or cause to be brought or sent into New Zealand—

  • “(a) Any firearm, pistol, military style semi-automatic firearm, starting pistol, or restricted weapon; or

  • “(b) Any parts of a firearm, pistol, military style semi-automatic firearm, starting pistol, or restricted weapon,—

  “otherwise than pursuant to a permit issued to that person by a member of the Police.”

“18 Issue of permits to import firearms or parts of firearms

• “(1) Any member of the Police to whom application is made for the issue of a permit for the purposes of section 16(1) of this Act—

  • “(a) May require the applicant to produce for examination and testing such samples of any firearms, pistols, military style semi-automatic firearms, starting pistols, or restricted weapons of any kind referred to in the application as the member of the Police may consider necessary; and

  • “(b) May, in the discretion of that member of the Police, refuse to grant the permit with respect to—

    • “(i) Any firearm, pistol, military style semi-automatic firearm, starting pistol, or restricted weapon of any kind; or

    • “(ii) Any parts of a firearm, pistol, military style semi-automatic firearm, starting pistol, or restricted weapon of any kind.

  “(2) Without limiting the discretion conferred by subsection (1)(b) of this section, no application for a permit for the purposes of section 16(1) of this Act in respect of—

  • “(a) A pistol, military style semi-automatic firearm, or restricted weapon; or

  • “(b) Parts of a pistol, military style semi-automatic firearm, or restricted weapon,—

  “shall be granted otherwise than by the Commissioner who shall first be satisfied that there are special reasons why the pistol, military style semi-automatic firearm, or restricted weapon or parts to which the application relates should be allowed into New Zealand.

  “(3) Any permit issued for the purposes of section 16(1) of this Act is personal to the person to whom it is issued and may not be transferred to any other person.

  “(4) Any permit issued for the purposes of section 16(1) of this Act may be at any time revoked by a commissioned officer of Police.

“18A Expiration of permits to import firearms or parts of firearms

• Unless sooner revoked under section 18(4) of this Act, a permit issued for the purposes of section 16(1) of this Act shall expire 12 months after the date on which that permit was issued.

“18B Samples

• “(1) Where an applicant is, pursuant to a requirement made under section 18(1)(a) of this Act by a member of the Police, required to produce for examination and testing a sample of any firearm, pistol, military style semi-automatic firearm, starting pistol, or restricted weapon, the applicant shall, as soon as practicable, produce that sample in accordance with that requirement and shall ensure that the sample has not been modified in any way before it is so produced.

  “(2) Where any firearm, pistol, military style semi-automatic firearm, starting pistol, or restricted weapon which is brought into New Zealand pursuant to a permit issued for the purposes of section 16(1) of this Act and which is required by its description in that permit to correspond with a sample produced to a member of the Police does not so correspond and is not otherwise approved for importation into New Zealand, the person who brought the firearm, pistol, military style semi-automatic firearm, starting pistol, or restricted weapon into New Zealand or caused it to be brought or sent into New Zealand shall, within 12 months after being informed in writing by a member of the Police that it does not so correspond and that it is not otherwise approved for importation into New Zealand, export it, or cause it to be exported, from New Zealand.

  “(3) If any firearm, pistol, military style semi-automatic firearm, starting pistol, or restricted weapon to which subsection (2) of this section relates is not exported from New Zealand within the period of 12 months specified in that subsection, that firearm, pistol, military style semi-automatic firearm, starting pistol, or restricted weapon may be disposed of in such manner as the Commissioner may direct.

“19 Seizure of illegally imported firearms or parts of firearms

• If any member of the Police or officer of the Customs has reasonable grounds to suspect that any firearm or restricted weapon or part of a firearm or restricted weapon has been brought into New Zealand in breach of section 16(1) of this Act or has been brought into the harbours or other territorial waters of New Zealand and is intended to be brought into New Zealand in breach of section 16(1) of this Act, that member or officer—

  • “(a) May seize that firearm or restricted weapon or part of a firearm or restricted weapon and detain the same; and

  • “(b) In effecting the seizure of that firearm or restricted weapon or part of a firearm or restricted weapon, may use such force as is reasonably necessary.”

• “(2) The holding of a firearms licence shall not in itself entitle any person to have a pistol or a military style semi-automatic firearm or a restricted weapon in that person's possession.”

• “(3) A person who is the holder of a firearms licence may, before the expiration of that firearms licence, apply for a new firearms licence.”

“25

• Every firearms licence shall come into force on a date to be specified in the licence and, unless sooner revoked or surrendered, shall continue in force for the period of 10 years beginning on that date.”

“27A

• Without limiting the generality of sections 24 and 27 of this Act, it is hereby declared that a commissioned officer of Police may, under either or both of those sections, decide that a person is not a fit and proper person to be in possession of a firearm or airgun if that commissioned officer of Police is satisfied,—

  • “(a) That there are grounds under the Domestic Protection Act 1982 for the making against that person of an application for a non-violence order or an application for a non-molestation order; or

  • “(b) That a non-violence order or a non-molestation order is in force under the Domestic Protection Act 1982 in respect of that person.”

• “(e) An approved employee or approved member of any body, being—

  • “(i) A broadcaster within the meaning of the Broadcasting Act 1989; or

  • “(ii) A bona fide theatre company or society or cinematic or television film production company or video recording production company; or”.

“30A Application for endorsement in respect of military style semi-automatic firearm

• “(1) Any person, being of or over the age of 18 years and being an applicant for a firearms licence or the holder of a firearms licence, may apply at an Arms Office to a member of the Police for an endorsement permitting that person to have possession of a military style semi-automatic firearm.

  “(2) Every application under subsection (1) of this section shall be made on a form provided by a member of the Police.

  “(3) Every applicant shall permit a member of the Police to take, or to cause to be taken, for the purposes of the application, a photograph or photographs of the applicant.

“30B Power to make endorsement in respect of military style semi-automatic firearm

• On receiving an application under section 30A of this Act, a member of the Police may, subject to any direction from the Commissioner, make the endorsement applied for if that member is satisfied that the applicant is a fit and proper person to be in possession of the military style semi-automatic firearm to which that application relates.”

“31

• Notwithstanding anything in this Act, a person who is not entitled under this Act to have possession of a firearm or pistol or military style semi-automatic firearm or restricted weapon may have possession of that firearm or pistol or military style semi-automatic firearm or restricted weapon for the purpose of making a broadcast or producing or staging a play or filming a cinematic production or television film if—

  • “(a) That person is under the immediate supervision of a person who is entitled under this Act to have possession of that firearm or pistol or military style semi-automatic firearm or restricted weapon; and

  • “(b) That person has possession of that firearm or pistol or military style semi-automatic firearm or restricted weapon only during the broadcast or the production or staging of the play or the filming of the cinematic production or television film; and

  • “(c) That person is not in possession of any ammunition (other than blank ammunition) for the firearm or pistol, or military style semi-automatic firearm or restricted weapon.”

“33A Conditions of endorsement in respect of military style semi-automatic firearms

• “(1) It is a condition of every endorsement made under section 30B of this Act that the holder of the firearms licence observes, in respect of every military style semi-automatic firearm or part thereof in that holder's possession, such security precautions as are required by regulations made under this Act.

  “(2) Any member of the Police may, on the direction of the Commissioner, impose, as conditions of an endorsement made by that member of the Police under section 30B of this Act, such conditions with regard to the use or custody of a military style semi-automatic firearm (being conditions additional to that specified in subsection (1) of this section) as that member of the Police thinks fit.

“33B Revocation of endorsement in respect of military style semi-automatic firearms

• “(1) If, in the opinion of a commissioned officer of Police, any person whose licence bears an endorsement made under section 30B of this Act—

  • “(a) Would not, on an application made under section 30A of this Act, be entitled to have that endorsement made on that person's firearms licence; or

  • “(b) Has failed to observe any condition of that endorsement,—

  “that commissioned officer may, by notice in writing signed by that commissioned officer, revoke that endorsement, and that person shall upon demand surrender that person's firearms licence to a member of the Police for cancellation of the endorsement.

  “(2) On the revocation of an endorsement pursuant to this section, the holder of the firearms licence shall cease to be entitled to have possession of a military style semi-automatic firearm, whether or not the firearms licence is surrendered pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.

  “(3) The provisions of this section are in addition to the provisions of sections 27 to 28 of this Act.”

“Photographs

“34A Power to require or take photographs of applicants

• Regulations made under this Act or a member of the Police may require an applicant for a dealer's licence or an applicant for a firearms licence or a person who applies under section 29(1) or section 29(2) or section 30A or section 36 of this Act for an endorsement—

  • “(a) To supply, for the purposes of the application, a photograph or photographs of the applicant or person; or

  • “(b) To permit a member of the Police to take or to cause to be taken, for the purposes of the application, a photograph or photographs of the applicant or person; or

  • “(c) To comply with both paragraph (a) and paragraph (b) of this section.

“34B Effect of non-compliance with requirements in relation to photographs or to calling-in of licences

• Without limiting the generality of the provisions of sections 5, 9, 24, 27, 29, 30A, 33B, and 36 of this Act, it is hereby declared that a commissioned officer of Police may, under any of those provisions, refuse an application or revoke a licence or an endorsement if that commissioned officer of Police is satisfied, that the applicant or licence holder—

  • “(a) Has wilfully failed to comply with any requirements imposed by or under this Act in relation to the affixing to dealers' licences or firearms licences of photographs of licence holders or to the imaging into such licences of such photographs; or

  • “(b) Has, on having his or her firearms licence called in by the Commissioner under section 33 of the Arms Amendment Act 1992, wilfully failed to deliver his or her firearms licence to an Arms Office in accordance with a notice given to that licence holder under that section.”

“35

• “(1) A permit to procure a pistol, military style semi-automatic firearm, or restricted weapon may be issued only by a member of the Police acting under a direction of the Commissioner.

  “(2) A permit to procure a pistol, military style semi-automatic firearm, or restricted weapon may be issued if the member of the Police to whom the application is made is satisfied—

  • “(a) That the person to whom it is issued is a licensed dealer; or

  • “(b) That the person to whom it is issued is the holder of a firearms licence that bears an endorsement made under section 30 or section 30B of this Act and that, by virtue of that licence and its endorsement, that person is permitted to have possession of the pistol, military style semi-automatic firearm, or restricted weapon, as the case may be.

  “(3) Every permit issued under this section shall, unless sooner revoked, remain in force for such period, not exceeding 1 month, as may be specified in the permit.

  “(4) Any permit issued under this section may at any time during its currency be revoked by a commissioned officer of Police.”

“43A Mail order sale of firearm or ammunition

• “(1) Every person commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 who sells by mail order a firearm or any ammunition for a firearm or restricted weapon otherwise than pursuant to a written order—

  • “(a) Signed by the purchaser; and

  • “(b) Bearing an endorsement signed by a member of the Police and stating that the member of the Police—

    • “(i) Has inspected the purchaser's firearms licence; and

    • “(ii) Is satisfied that the purchaser is a fit and proper person to purchase that firearm or ammunition.

  “(2) Nothing in this section applies in relation to—

  • “(a) Any pistol, restricted weapon, or military style semi-automatic firearm; or

  • “(b) Any ammunition for a firearm to which paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) of section 22(1) of this Act applies.

“43B Restriction on sales of ammunition

• “(1) Every person commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 who sells or supplies ammunition for any firearm or restricted weapon to a person who is not—

  • “(a) The holder of a firearms licence; or

  • “(b) A licensed dealer.

  “(2) In any prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) of this section in which it is proved that the defendant sold or supplied ammunition for a firearm or restricted weapon to any person, the burden of proving that that person was—

  • “(a) The holder of a firearms licence; or

  • “(b) A licensed dealer,—

  “shall lie on the defendant.

  “(3) It is a good defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) of this section if the defendant proves—

  • “(a) That the ammunition was supplied to a person for use under the immediate supervision of the holder of a firearms licence; and

  • “(b) That at all times while the person to whom the ammunition was supplied was in possession of the ammunition, that person was under the immediate supervision of the holder of a firearms licence.

  “(4) A defendant may, in the case of a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) of this section, discharge the burden of proof placed on the defendant by subsection (2) of this section by proving that the defendant took reasonable steps to ascertain whether the person to whom the ammunition was sold or supplied was—

  • “(a) The holder of a firearms licence; or

  • “(b) A licensed dealer.

  “(5) Nothing in this section applies in relation to any ammunition for a firearm to which paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) of section 22(1) of this Act applies.”

• “(1) Every person commits an offence and is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to a fine not exceeding $4,000 or to both who sells or supplies a pistol, military style semi-automatic firearm, or restricted weapon to any person other than a person who is authorised—

  • “(a) By a permit issued for the purposes of section 16(1) of this Act to bring or cause to be brought or sent into New Zealand that pistol, military style semi-automatic firearm, or restricted weapon; or

  • “(b) By a permit issued under section 35 of this Act to procure that pistol, military style semi-automatic firearm, or restricted weapon.

• “(2) In any prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) of this section in which it is proved that the defendant sold or supplied a pistol or a military style semi-automatic firearm or a restricted weapon to any person, the burden of proving that that person was the holder of—

  • “(a) A permit which was issued for the purposes of section 16(1) of this Act and which authorised that person to bring or cause to be brought or sent into New Zealand that pistol, military style semi-automatic firearm, or restricted weapon; or

  • “(b) A permit which was issued under section 35 of this Act and which authorised that person to procure that pistol, military style semi-automatic firearm, or restricted weapon,—

  “shall lie on the defendant.”

“49A

• Every person commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 year or to a fine not exceeding $4,000 or to both who, being a person whose firearms licence has been revoked, is in possession of a firearm or airgun at a time when that person is not the holder of a firearms licence, and is not a person authorised, expressly or by implication, by or pursuant to this Act, to be in possession of that firearm or airgun.”

• “(c) Is in possession of a military style semi-automatic firearm and is not a person authorised or permitted, expressly or by implication, by or pursuant to this Act, to be in possession of that military style semi-automatic firearm.”

• “(3) In any prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) of this section in which it is proved that the defendant was in possession of a pistol, military style semi-automatic firearm, or restricted weapon, the burden of proving that the defendant was authorised or permitted, expressly or by implication, by or pursuant to this Act to be in possession of that pistol, military style semi-automatic firearm, or restricted weapon shall lie on the defendant.”

• “(ia) Consent under section 7A of this Act; or”.

• “(iv) An endorsement under section 30 or section 30B or section 36 of this Act; or

• “(v) A permit under section 35 of this Act, to procure a pistol, military style semi-automatic firearm, or restricted weapon,—”.

• “(iv) Endorsement under section 30 or section 30B or section 36 of this Act; or

• “(v) Permit, under section 35 of this Act, to procure a pistol, military style semi-automatic firearm, or restricted weapon,—”.

“60A

• If any member of the Police has reasonable grounds to suspect, in relation to any person,—

  • “(a) That that person has in that person's possession or under that person's control in any place any firearm, airgun, pistol, restricted weapon, ammunition, or explosive; and

  • “(b) Either—

    • “(i) That there are grounds under the Domestic Protection Act 1982 for the making against that person of an application for a non-violence order or an application for a non-molestation order; or

    • “(ii) That a non-violence order or a non-molestation order is in force under the Domestic Protection Act 1982 in respect of that person,—

    the member of the Police may, without warrant, exercise the powers specified in paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection (2) of section 60 of this Act, and subsections (3) and (4) of that section shall apply in relation to the exercise of those powers pursuant to this section.”

“72A

• “(1) Any notice or other document required or authorised by this Act to be served on or given to any person shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently served on or given to that person if it is—

  • “(a) Delivered to that person; or

  • “(b) Left at that person's usual or last known place of abode or business or at an address specified by that person for the purpose of any application made under this Act; or

  • “(c) Posted in a letter addressed to that person by name at that person's last known place of abode or business or at an address specified by that person for the purpose of any application made under this Act.

  “(2) Without limiting the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, any notice or other document required or authorised by this Act to be served on or given to any person shall be deemed to have been duly served on or given to that person if it is given—

  • “(a) To any person appearing to have attained the age of 16 years and to be residing at the place of residence of that person; or

  • “(b) To any solicitor or other agent of that person who is duly authorised by that person to receive the same.

  “(3) If the person is deceased, the notice or other document may be served on or given to that person's personal representatives.

  “(4) If the person is absent from New Zealand and his or her place of abode or business outside New Zealand is not known to the person by whom the notice or other document is to be served or given, the notice or other document shall (unless it can be served on or given to an agent in New Zealand of the person who is absent from New Zealand) be served or given in such manner as may be directed by an order of a District Court.

  “(5) Where any notice or other document is sent by post in accordance with subsection (1)(c) of this section,—

  • “(a) It shall, if sent to an address in New Zealand, be deemed, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, to have been served or given on the 4th working day after the date on which it was posted; and

  • “(b) It shall, if sent to an address outside New Zealand, be deemed in the absence of evidence to the contrary, to have been served or given on the 60th working day after the date on which it was posted; and

  • “(c) In proving service, it shall be sufficient to prove that the letter was properly addressed and posted.

  “(6) Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this section, a District Court may in any case make an order directing the manner in which any notice or other document is to be served or given, or dispensing with the service or giving thereof.

  “(7) This section does not apply to notices or other documents served or given in any proceedings in any Court.”

• “(ba) Providing for photographs of licence holders to be affixed to or imaged into dealers licences or firearms licences or both and prescribing requirements in relation to those photographs:”.

• “(la) Declaring any firearm to be an antique firearm for the purposes of this Act:”.