Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00211:clause:6_24:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00211
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 6 cl 24 (pt 1/5)
Character Range: 279148–283290

24        Underwater powerhead                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The importation must comply with any of the following tests:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      (a) the police certification test;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      (b) the official purposes test;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      (c) the specified purposes test;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      (d) the returned goods test.

Part 3—Conditions relating to the importation of firearms, firearm accessories, firearm parts, firearm magazines, ammunition, components of ammunition and imitations

1A.  Identification requirements for firearms, frames and receivers

Scope of this item
 (1) This item applies to a firearm, frame or receiver that was manufactured on or after 1 January 1900.

Identification requirements
 (2) A firearm, frame or receiver complies with the identification requirements if:
 (a) the firearm, frame or receiver is visually inspected by a Collector, and found to comply with subitem (3); or
 (b) each of the following applies:
 (i) the firearm, frame or receiver is included in a consignment of firearms, frames or receivers;
 (ii) a sample of the items in the consignment is selected for visual inspection in accordance with procedures approved by the Minister;
 (iii) the result of the visual inspection is that each firearm, frame or receiver in the sample is found to comply with subitem (3).
 (3) For the purposes of subitem (2), a firearm, frame or receiver must:
 (a) have a unique serial number that consists only of Arabic numerals, English letters, or punctuation marks; and
 (b) display the serial number in accordance with subitem (4):
 (i) in the case of a firearm—on the frame or receiver of the firearm; or
 (ii) in the case of a frame or receiver—anywhere on the frame or receiver.
 (4) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), the serial number must be:
 (a) easily recognisable as the serial number of the firearm, frame or receiver; and
 (b) legible; and
 (c) able to be read without the use of any device or tool.

1.  Safety requirements for firearms
 1.1 The safety requirements do not apply to a firearm if the importation of the firearm complies with:
 (a) the official purposes test; or
 (b) the specified purposes test.
 1.2 The safety requirements do not apply:
 (a) to a firearm that:
 (i) was manufactured before 1 January 1900; or
 (ii) is designed or adapted for competition target shooting; or
 (b) to an imitation; or
 (c) to a deactivated firearm; or
 (d) to a blank‑fire firearm; or
 (e) to an underwater powerhead.
 1.3 The safety requirements do not apply to a firearm that had previously been exported from Australia if the importer of the firearm produces to a Collector, at the time of importation:
 (a) if the exportation of the firearm would have been prohibited without a permission under regulation 13E of the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958—such a permission; or
 (b) in any other case—written evidence that