Visiting NSW Australia
Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2017 4:17 pm
G'day Folks,
While officiating at the CLAS Nationals at Raton this year a few of you asked what was involved in coming "down-under" to shoot.
I hadn't forgotten about it Jim, John, Mike and others that asked, just had a fair bit on my plate.
My state, New South Wales, has just updated our firearms laws and while reading through them I found the following information.
You can click on the link if you want to go through the whole thing or just read the International Visitor info I cut and pasted.
There is also requirements for "safe storage" that must be followed, so perhaps a read of that section would be in order. ( Just the travelling with firearms section. )
There is more involved than just this, e.g. import permits etc. but I suppose this is a start. There would also be, I assume, an export permit required by your mob. (BATFE)
Cheers
Daniel
https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/~pdf/vie ... /442/whole
61 International visitors competition permit
(1) The Commissioner may, on application by or on behalf of a person:
(a) who is not a resident of Australia, and
(b) who is visiting, or who is intending to visit, New South Wales for the purpose of competing in a
competition involving firearms,
issue a permit (an international visitors competition permit) authorising the person to possess and use a
firearm for that purpose.
(2) An international visitors competition permit may be issued to a person before the person arrives in New
South Wales.
(3) An application for an international visitors competition permit must contain the following details:
(a) the applicant’s name, date of birth and home address in the country in which the applicant ordinarily
resides,
(b) the applicant’s passport number, country of issue and date of expiry,
(c) the number of the applicant’s visa (if any) and date of expiry,
(d) the number of the applicant’s firearms licence (if any), its country of issue and date of expiry,
(e) if the applicant is not the holder of a firearms licence—a certificate signed by a competent authority in
the applicant’s country of residence to the effect that the applicant is lawfully entitled to possess, carry
and use in that country the type of firearm for which the permit is sought,
(f) the make, model, calibre, action and serial number of the firearm for which the permit is sought,
(g) if the applicant intends to import more than one firearm into Australia—details of the special need for
any additional firearm,
(h) the dates and locations of the competitions in Australia in which the permit holder intends to participate,
(i) the intended period of the applicant’s stay in Australia.
Firearms Regulation 2017 [NSW]
Current version for 25 August 2017 to date (accessed 8 September 2017 at 08:48). Page 33 of 77
(4) An international visitors competition permit cannot authorise the possession or use of any prohibited firearm
(other than a paint-ball gun, or a self-loading or pump action shotgun used in clay target shooting
competitions).
(5) An international visitors competition permit authorises the holder of the permit to possess and use the firearm
to which it relates only for the purposes of competing in the competition and for related purposes that are
connected with the competition.
(6) An international visitors competition permit continues in force (unless it is sooner surrendered or revoked)
from the date on which it is issued for a period of 3 months or such shorter period as may be determined by
the Commissioner.
While officiating at the CLAS Nationals at Raton this year a few of you asked what was involved in coming "down-under" to shoot.
I hadn't forgotten about it Jim, John, Mike and others that asked, just had a fair bit on my plate.
My state, New South Wales, has just updated our firearms laws and while reading through them I found the following information.
You can click on the link if you want to go through the whole thing or just read the International Visitor info I cut and pasted.
There is also requirements for "safe storage" that must be followed, so perhaps a read of that section would be in order. ( Just the travelling with firearms section. )
There is more involved than just this, e.g. import permits etc. but I suppose this is a start. There would also be, I assume, an export permit required by your mob. (BATFE)
Cheers
Daniel
https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/~pdf/vie ... /442/whole
61 International visitors competition permit
(1) The Commissioner may, on application by or on behalf of a person:
(a) who is not a resident of Australia, and
(b) who is visiting, or who is intending to visit, New South Wales for the purpose of competing in a
competition involving firearms,
issue a permit (an international visitors competition permit) authorising the person to possess and use a
firearm for that purpose.
(2) An international visitors competition permit may be issued to a person before the person arrives in New
South Wales.
(3) An application for an international visitors competition permit must contain the following details:
(a) the applicant’s name, date of birth and home address in the country in which the applicant ordinarily
resides,
(b) the applicant’s passport number, country of issue and date of expiry,
(c) the number of the applicant’s visa (if any) and date of expiry,
(d) the number of the applicant’s firearms licence (if any), its country of issue and date of expiry,
(e) if the applicant is not the holder of a firearms licence—a certificate signed by a competent authority in
the applicant’s country of residence to the effect that the applicant is lawfully entitled to possess, carry
and use in that country the type of firearm for which the permit is sought,
(f) the make, model, calibre, action and serial number of the firearm for which the permit is sought,
(g) if the applicant intends to import more than one firearm into Australia—details of the special need for
any additional firearm,
(h) the dates and locations of the competitions in Australia in which the permit holder intends to participate,
(i) the intended period of the applicant’s stay in Australia.
Firearms Regulation 2017 [NSW]
Current version for 25 August 2017 to date (accessed 8 September 2017 at 08:48). Page 33 of 77
(4) An international visitors competition permit cannot authorise the possession or use of any prohibited firearm
(other than a paint-ball gun, or a self-loading or pump action shotgun used in clay target shooting
competitions).
(5) An international visitors competition permit authorises the holder of the permit to possess and use the firearm
to which it relates only for the purposes of competing in the competition and for related purposes that are
connected with the competition.
(6) An international visitors competition permit continues in force (unless it is sooner surrendered or revoked)
from the date on which it is issued for a period of 3 months or such shorter period as may be determined by
the Commissioner.