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INC.  \nMANUAL CORE MODULE  \n1  \nLEGISLATION/REGULATIONS  \nLegislative & Regulation Requirements in Relation to the use of Firearms  \nThis module develops participants' knowledge and  \nunderstanding of  \nlegislative requirements related to the purchase, possession, storage, carriage, use and disposal of firearms  \nin the  \nAustralian Capital Territory  \nCONTENTS  \n• Definition of a firearm under the Australian Capital Territory Firearms Act 1996  \n• Procedures for applying for an ACT Firearms Act Licence  \n• Licence categories  \n• Prohibited Firearms  \n• Genuine reason  \n• Minor’s permits  \n• Firearm’s licence conditions  \n• Form  \n• Conditions  \n• Term  \n• Production of licence on demand  \n• Change of address  \n• Licence lost / stolen / destroyed  \n• Licence cancelled / suspended  \n• Firearm’s registration  \n• Procedures for purchase / acquisition of a firearm/s  \n• Procedures for sale / disposal of a firearm/s  \n• Storage of firearms guidelines  \n• Ammunition  \n• Purchase  \n• Possession  \n• Collecting  \n• Carriage and use of a firearm  \n• Conditions which constitute a breach of the firearms laws  \n• Basic principles of firearms operation  \n• Differing types of firearm actions  \n• Determining the general condition of a firearm  \n• General safety rules for the handling and use of firearms  \n• Strategies for enhancing personal safety when using firearms  \nReferences  \nAustralian Capital Territory Firearms Regulations 2008  \nAustralian Capital Territory Firearms Act 1996 republication No36 Effective Jan 6 2014  \nAustralian Capital Territory Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997  \nAustralian Capital Territory Prohibited Weapons Act 1996  \nOther legislative material as appropriate  \nACT Firearms Act 1996  \nMEANING OF A FIREARM  \n(1) In this Act:  \nfirearm—  \n(a) means a gun, or other weapon, that is, or at any time was, capable of propelling a projectile by means of an explosive force, however caused; and  \n(b) includes—  \n(i) a blank fire firearm; and  \n(ii) an airgun; and  \n(iii) a paintball marker; and  \n(iv) something declared to be a firearm under section 31; and  \n(v) a modified item; and  \n(vi) a firearm frame or firearm receiver that does not form part of a firearm.  \n(2) However, firearm does not include—  \n(a) something prescribed by regulation not to be a firearm; or  \n(b) something declared not to be a firearm under section 31.  \n(3) In this section:  \nmodified item means something that would be a firearm if—  \n(a) it did not have something missing from it, or a defect or obstruction; or  \n(b) something had not been added to it.  \nNOTE: The relevant sections of the ACT Firearms Act and Regulations should be read carefully by every applicant  \nReferences  \nAustralian Capital Territory Firearms Regulations 2008  \nAustralian Capital Territory Firearms Act 1996 republication No36 Effective Jan 6 2014  \nAustralian Capital Territory Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997  \nAustralian Capital Territory Prohibited Weapons Act 1996  \nOther legislative material as appropriate  \nLICENCE CATEGORIES  \n\n| CATEGORY OF LICENCE | FIREARMS TO WHICH LICENCE APPLIES |\n| --- | --- |\n| Category A | a. 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