Thread: Firearms Safety Authority

Originally Posted by no1_49er

Please confirm your statement by providing reference to the relevant Act and Regulation.
It's hard to argue the contrary without knowing the specifics of any legislation.

After trawling the Regs I sent an e-mail to PNZ and received this in reply. It clarifies matters clearly...


If a member cannot make the 12, then they need to contact clubs and ranges ASAP, with a reason.

There has never been a dispensation built into the law to allow a person to NOT complete at least 12 activities in a year.

Historically the Police ignored this and gave dispensations based on good reasons.

Now the Police are following the letter of the law.



The likely process from now on will be (this is based on replies seen to date):

· If a member send clubs and ranges a letter asking for dispensation and the reason, as soon as they know they cannot complete the 12.

· The Police will send back a letter indicating they will file the request till the end of the activities year (this being the 1st of July to 30th of June).

· At that stage the club will send in the number completed by the member to clubs and ranges.

· If the member is short of the 12, the Police will send a letter indicating they were short and a reminder they need to complete the 12. The Police will note this against the endorsement on the licence.

· If this happens twice, then the Police may take further action like suspension of the licence pending revocation.



Note: the Police may also decide the situation requires no further action and will not note this against the licence. This is on a case by case basis and will be the Police’s discretion.



Clubs cannot grant leave separate to the process above.

I hope this helps.