I've seen an increase in interest regarding these "pistol/carbine conversions kids" online, "CAA RONI G2-9 Glock Pistol to Carbine Conversion Stock" https://www.armsunlimited.com/CAA-RONI-G2-9-Glock-Pistol-to-Carbine-Stock-p/roni-g2-9.htm to name one, but there are many more examples you can find online. Does anyone know if they are legal in Australia? I live in WA and I have read through Firearm Regulations 1973 and Weapons Regulations 1999 and I cannot find anything that mentions the restrictions of a firearm chassis.
The only reference I can find, legally speaking, is included in the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2018C00797, and the closest I can find is under "firearm accessory"
firearm accessory means any of the following devices, whether or not complete, damaged, temporarily or permanently inoperable, or unfinished:
(a) a silencer, sound moderator, sound suppressor or any other device designed to, or capable of, reducing the noise of discharge of the firearm;
(b) a device designed to modify, or capable of converting, a firearm to give it any of the following capabilities:
(i) burst fire;
(ii) semi‑automatic operation;
(iii) fully automatic operation;
(f) a firearm part to which a firearm accessory is attached or is integral.
(I am not sure what happened to c,d and e).
My local gun shop has mentioned previously, anyone can order a rifle chassis, AI's MDT for example, and as long as its just the chassis and none of the integral parts of a firearm, you can import them. If anyone has any insight to this, i would be interested to hear it. Reading the quote above, this would include a torch, a laser pointer or scope with a rail attachment.
Regards,
Josh