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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 13 Hansard (5 December) . . Page.. 4496 ..

MR HUMPHRIES (continuing):

Clauses 7 to 14, by leave, taken together, and agreed to.

New clause 14A

Amendment (by Ms Tucker) agreed to:

Page 11, line 22, after clause 14 insert the following clause:

"Approved clubs

14A. (1) The Registrar may, on application in writing by a club, declare the club to be an approved club.

(2) A declaration under subsection (1) shall be by notice in the Gazette.

(3) A declaration under subsection (1) is a disallowable instrument for the purposes of section 10 of the Subordinate Laws Act 1989.

(4) The Registrar shall not make a declaration under subsection (1) unless satisfied that the club -

(a) conducts regular shooting competitions or other like activities requiring the use of firearms; and

(b) is a company, or an association, society, institution or body incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 1953, that is formed or carried on for the purpose of directly promoting or encouraging the sport of shooting, whether or not its activities are carried on in whole or in part in the Territory.

(5) In determining whether to make a declaration under subsection (1), the Registrar shall have regard to -

(a) whether the club operates a shooting range or has club premises; and

(b) the membership rules of the club.".

Clauses 15 to 19, by leave, taken together, and agreed to.

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