Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00211:clause:6_24:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00211
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 6 cl 24 (pt 3/5)
Character Range: 285475–288039

by the Minister, and is found to comply with the requirements; or
 (b) each of the following applies:
 (i) the firearm is included in a consignment of firearms;
 (ii) a sample of the items in the consignment is selected for testing in accordance with procedures approved by the Minister;
 (iii) the result of the testing of the sample is that each firearm in the sample is found to comply with the requirements.
 1.6 The firearm, fully cocked and with the safety catch or safety notch (if any) disengaged, must not operate so as to discharge if:
 (a) it is held with the barrel vertical and dropped 3 times, being re‑cocked after each drop, from a height of at least 35 centimetres and not more than 45 centimetres butt‑first onto a rubber mat that:
 (i) is 25 millimetres thick; and
 (ii) has a hardness reading (in this item called the appropriate hardness reading) of 75/85 when tested in accordance with Part 15 of Australian Standard 1683‑1976 ("Indentation Hardness of Rubber and Plastics by means of a Durometer"), published on 1 September 1976; or
 (b) it is struck not more than 6 times at various points along its length by a rubber hammer that:
 (i) has a head that weighs 450 grams, and has the appropriate hardness reading, and is held at the end of the handle with the head 30 centimetres above the point to be struck; and
 (ii) is allowed to fall under its own weight once at each of those points, with no pressure being exerted on the trigger and with the firearm being recocked after each blow.
 1.6A If the firearm has an exposed hammer or cocking device or exposed hammers or cocking devices, the firearm must not discharge if, on 3 consecutive occasions:
 (a) each hammer or cocking device is moved back towards the cocked position; and
 (b) immediately before the sear engages the bent or bents in the fully cocked position, and with no pressure being applied to the trigger, the hammer or cocking device is released and allowed to travel forward under the pressure of the spring.
 1.7 Unless the firearm is fitted with an adjustable trigger or triggers, the trigger mechanism must not operate when a force of less than or equal to 11 newtons is exerted on the central point of the trigger in the direction in which the trigger operates.
 1.9 The firearm must, unless it is a hammer firearm fitted with a half‑cock mechanism or safety bent, be fitted with a mechanical or electronic safety device that:
 (a) when engaged in the "safe" position, prevents discharge of the firearm; and
 (b) can be disengaged only by:
 (i) for an external safety