Dear Members,



The new Regulations are now available on this link,



https://legislation.sa.gov.au/LZ/C/R/FIREARMS%20REGULATIONS%202017/CURRENT/2017.70.UN.PDF



This document is still subject to the approval of both Houses of Parliament, however, it is intended that the new Act will come into effect on the 1st of July.

We were pleased to have both the Minister’s Chief of Staff and Firearms Advisor as well as three members of SAPOL Firearms at our Council meeting on Saturday.

Both parties were complimentary regarding our long representation on behalf of our members and the pragmatic approach which had resulted in many changes to the Bill and Regulations as initially proposed.

SAPOL will undertake a major campaign to explain the process and effect of the new Act on licenced shooters.

There will now be a tiered security system whereby if you have a lot of guns, you need increased storage requirements. The transport requirements are based on common sense and essentially require that firearms are kept in a locked vehicle and out of sight.

Our view is that, apart from making Brownbuilt and wooden cupboards obsolete, the law abiding shooter should have no trouble dealing with these new rules.

Once these Regulations are ratified, we will be sending out more detailed information to our members.

In the meantime, if you have any particular concerns, please contact us on one of the following numbers.



David Handyside 0418820470

Brendan Atkinson 0419849452

James Reeves 0499554498