Member-Deleted wrote:grandadbushy wrote: Rod there is a figure floating around in qld of 40 acres to acquire a licence and to be classed as rural
holdings for the laws to take place as bigger farms
Yep GB, the rule of thumb seems to be 40 acres. From the Weapons Licensing website talking about Recreational licences:
For Recreational shooting on rural lands (with Cat A or B only), the size of the property you wish to shoot on needs to be of sufficient size to ensure safe use for the category/ies of weapons (generally greater than 40 acres). It is an offence to shoot on or across neighbouring private land without the owner’s permission.
The size of the property is not a legally stipulated standard, there have been incidents of people discharging firearms on 5 acre blocks in my area, even after people have complained, the local police have not been able to act, providing the shooter is licensed and the firearm is registered, it is dependant on the circumstances, if the shooter can show the projectile is not being fired over neighbouring land, then there is no offence.