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(4) Renewal notices are being issued two months prior to the expiry date of a
licence. Each renewal carries a notice that there are some delays in issuing
renewals and applicants should apply for a renewal of their licence as soon
as possible.
(5) The Weapons Act 1991 does not provide for the issue of a temporary
licence.
(6) If gun owners have not received a renewal for their licence by its expiry
date they are being advised that they should deliver their weapon/ s to a
licensed dealer who will store it/them, at a cost, until a licence has been
processed.
(7) Yes.
(8) There will always be some delay associated with issuing a new licence in
view of the character and criminal record checks which must be carried
out.
It should also be noted that the introduction of the Weapons Act on 3 October 1991 has placed an additional strain on the staff of the Weapons Registry as they endeavour to licence all gun owners in the ACT. It is considered that, once the transition .phase is over, the initial problems of delays in processing licence applications are unlikely to recur.
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