Northern Territory of Australia Firearms Act Declaration of Amnesty I, Reece P Kershaw, the Commissioner of Police, in pursuance of Section 4(6) of the Firearms Act, declare that, during the amnesty period on and from 1 July 2017 to and including 30 September 2017, the provisions of the Act specified in the Schedule do not apply to a person who is in physical possession of a firearm if – the person is, in pursuance of the amnesty, transporting the firearm to a police station for surrender by as direct a route as is reasonably practicable; the person has made an arrangement with a member of the Police Force to collect the firearm on the for the purposes of person’s behalf the amnesty; or the person has made an arrangement with a member of the Police Force to surrender the firearm at a police station, the firearm is securely stored between the time of making the arrangement and the person commencing to transport the firearm to the police station and the firearm is not retained in the for more than 24 hours after person’s possession making the arrangement. Dated 16 June 2017 R. P. Kershaw, APM Commissioner of Police ____________________________________ Schedule Section 58(1) and (6) (so far as it relates to possession of a firearm) Section 59 (so far as it relates to possession of a firearm) Section 74 (so far as it relates to possession of a firearm) Section 76(1) (so far as it relates to possession of a firearm) Section 77(1) and (2) (so far as it relates to possession of a firearm) Section 88 __________________________________ __________________________
Northern Territory of Australia Firearms Act Declaration of Amnesty I, Reece P Kershaw, the Commissioner of Police, in pursuance of Section 4(6) of the Firearms Act, declare that, during the amnesty period on and from 1 July 2017 to and including 30 September 2017, the provisions of the Act specified in the Schedule do not apply to a person who is in physical possession of a firearm if – the person is, in pursuance of the amnesty, transporting the firearm to a police station for surrender by as direct a route as is reasonably practicable; the person has made an arrangement with a member of the Police Force to collect the firearm on the person’s behalf for the purposes of the amnesty; or the person has made an arrangement with a member of the Police Force to surrender the firearm at a police station, the firearm is securely stored between the time of making the arrangement and the person commencing to transport the firearm to the police station and the firearm is not retained in the person’s possession for more than 24 hours after making the arrangement. Dated 16 June 2017 R. P. Kershaw, APM Commissioner of Police ____________________________________ Schedule Section 58(1) and (6) (so far as it relates to possession of a firearm) Section 59 (so far as it relates to possession of a firearm) Section 74 (so far as it relates to possession of a firearm) Section 76(1) (so far as it relates to possession of a firearm) Section 77(1) and (2) (so far as it relates to possession of a firearm) Section 88 __________________________________ __________________________
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