Firearms Regulation 2008

Number: SL2008-55
Made under: Firearms Act 1996^[1], s 272
Status: In Force

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Notes

Uncommenced amendments by Biosecurity Legislation Amendment Act 2024^[5].

Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
5 September 2024	HTML PDF Word	R24	5 September 2024	Republication for amendments by SL2024-23^[6]

Point-in-time versions

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The following table lists 24 point in time versions. You can skip this and jump to the next tab.
Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
5 September 2024	HTML PDF Word	R24	5 September 2024	Republication for amendments by SL2024-23^[6]
30 September 2023 - 4 September 2024	HTML PDF Word	R23	30 September 2023	Republication for expiry of provisions (pt 19)
30 March 2023 - 29 September 2023	HTML PDF Word	R22	30 March 2023	Republication for amendments by A2022-2^[7]
18 August 2020 - 29 March 2023	HTML PDF Word	R21	18 August 2020	Republication for amendments by SL2020-30^[8]
28 May 2020 - 17 August 2020	HTML PDF Word	R20	28 May 2020	Republication for amendments by A2020-19^[9]
10 January 2020 - 27 May 2020	HTML PDF Word	R19	10 January 2020	Republication for amendments by SL2020-1^[10]
21 December 2018 - 9 January 2020	HTML PDF Word	R18	21 December 2018	Republication for amendments by A2018-32^[11]
28 August 2018 - 20 December 2018	HTML PDF Word	R17	28 August 2018	Republication for amendments by A2018-1^[12]
1 March 2018 - 27 August 2018	HTML PDF Word	R16	1 March 2018	Republication for amendments by A2018-1^[12]
9 September 2016 - 28 February 2018	HTML PDF Word	R15	9 September 2016	Republication for amendments by SL2016-28^[13]
1 September 2016 - 8 September 2016	HTML PDF Word	R14	1 September 2016	Republication for amendments by A2016-52^[14]
1 December 2015 - 31 August 2016	HTML PDF Word	R13	1 December 2015	Republication for amendments by A2015-29^[15]
7 November 2015 - 30 November 2015	HTML PDF Word	R12	7 November 2015	Republication for amendments by A2015-45^[16]
11 June 2015 - 6 November 2015	HTML PDF Word	R11	11 June 2015	Republication for amendments by A2014-59^[17]
10 March 2014 - 10 June 2015	HTML PDF Word	R10	10 March 2014	Republication for amendments by SL2013-29^[18]
26 November 2013 - 9 March 2014	HTML PDF Word	R9	26 November 2013	Republication for amendments by SL2013-29^[18]
28 May 2012 - 25 November 2013	HTML PDF Word	R8	28 May 2012	Republication for amendments by A2012-2^[19]
16 January 2010 - 27 May 2012	HTML PDF Word	R7	16 January 2010	Republication for commenced expiry
17 December 2009 - 15 January 2010	HTML PDF Word	R6	17 December 2009	Republication for amendments by A2009-49^[20]
25 November 2009 - 16 December 2009	HTML PDF Word	R5	25 November 2009	Republication for amendments by A2009-44^[21]
29 September 2009 - 24 November 2009	HTML PDF Word	R4	29 September 2009	Republication for amendments by A2009-19^[22]
22 September 2009 - 28 September 2009	HTML PDF Word	R3	22 September 2009	Republication for amendments by A2009-20^[23]
7 April 2009 - 21 September 2009	HTML PDF Word	R2	7 April 2009	Republication for amendments by SL2009-13^[24]
15 January 2009 - 6 April 2009	HTML PDF Word	R1	15 January 2009	Republication for new regulation
15 January 2009	HTML PDF Word	As notified	22 December 2008

Law history

Notification statement

The Firearms Regulation 2008 has been made and is notified under the Legislation Act 2001.

Notified: 22 December 2008 (Parliamentary Counsel)

Instrument as notified

Date notified	Effective	Files/Formats
22 December 2008	15 January 2009	HTML PDF Word

Explanatory statement

Version	Published	Files/Formats
As presented	22 December 2008	HTML PDF Word

Commencement

Provision	Commencement date	Commencement method
s 1, s 2	22 December 2008	LA^[25] s 75 (1)
remainder	15 January 2009	s 2 and see A2008-25^[26], s 2 and LA s 79

Expiries

Expiry information is being progressively added to the Legislation Register, for a full list of expired provisions in this law see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.

Provision	Expiry date	Expiry method
pt 19	29 September 2023 (midnight)	expires at the end of a 12-month period during which no COVID-19 emergency has been in force (s 86)

Amendments

For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.

Amendment information is being progressively added to the Legislation Register. For a full list of legislation amending this law, see the legislation history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.

Year and number	Amending law	Amending provision	Commencement date
A2024-11^[5]	Biosecurity Legislation Amendment Act 2024	sch 2 pt 2.6	awaiting commencement
SL2024-23^[6]	Firearms Amendment Regulation 2024 (No 1)	ss 4-9	5 September 2024
A2022-2^[7]	Crimes (Policing) Legislation Amendment Act 2022	pt 5	30 March 2023
SL2020-30^[8]	Firearms Amendment Regulation 2020 (No 2)	s 4	18 August 2020
A2020-19^[9]	Firearms Legislation Amendment Act 2020	pt 3	28 May 2020
A2009-44^[27]	Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2009 (No 3)	amdt 1.27	22 December 2009

References

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