by marksman » 02 Nov 2017, 8:37 am
I thought I'd put up what it says in the vic regs about target shooting on private property
22 Conduct of sport or target shooting activity on
private property
(1) For the purposes of items 1(5A), 2(2)(c) and
4(2A) of Schedule 2 to the Act, the following
provisions apply to the carrying out or conducting
of an activity—
(a) if—
(i) more than 5 persons take part in the
activity; and
(ii) the activity is carried on continuously
for more than 3 hours—
a member of the police force, at the police
station which is open and which is
reasonably believed to be nearest to the
activity, must have been notified before the
activity takes place, that the activity is to
take place;
(b) a person taking part in the activity must not
discharge a rifle in the course of the activity
unless it is discharged at a target which has
in place, within 20 metres behind it, a
backstop which is capable of stopping any
projectile which passes through or beyond
the target;
(c) a person taking part in the activity must not
discharge a firearm in the course of the
activity within—
(i) 250 metres of a dwelling, being a
dwelling which is not on the land on
which the activity takes place, unless
permission has been granted by the
occupier of the land on which the
dwelling is situated; or
(ii) 100 metres of a public road;
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Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel
Part 6—Miscellaneous
Firearms Regulations 2008
S.R. No. 22/2008
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(d) a person taking part in the activity, when
discharging a firearm in the course of the
activity, must be stationary;
(e) the activity must not take place between the
hours of sunset and sunrise;
(f) the activity must not be advertised or
formally organised or formally scheduled;
(g) a person taking part in the activity must not
give or receive direct or indirect financial
benefit to or from any other person as
payment for taking part in the activity;
(h) a person taking part in the activity must not
consume or be under the influence of
intoxicating liquor during the course of the
activity or be under the influence of a drug
during the course of the activity.
(2) A notification under subregulation (1)(a) must
include—
(a) the name, address and contact telephone
number of the person making the
notification; and
(b) the land on which the activity is to take
place; and
(c) the day on which the activity is to take place;
and
(d) the nature of the activity
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