Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Act 2026 (1 of 2026)
Schedule 2 Firearms amendments
Part 3 Transmission of firearms information and other information to ACIC
Customs Act 1901
122 Section 273L
Repeal the section, substitute:
273L Transmission of firearms information and other information to ACIC
Home Affairs Secretary
(1) The Home Affairs Secretary may disclose firearms information, or other information prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection, that is contained inone or more electronic systems under the control of the Home Affairs Secretary, to the ACIC CEO.
Note: This section constitutes an authorisation for the purposes of other laws, such as Australian Privacy Principle 6 of the Privacy Act 1988.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Home Affairs Secretary may disclose information mentioned in subsection (1) by arranging for the automatic transmission of that information to one or more electronic systems under the control of the ACIC CEO.
Comptroller-General of Customs
(3) The Comptroller-General of Customs may disclose firearms information, or other information prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection, that is contained inone or more electronic systems under the control of the Comptroller-General of Customs, to the ACIC CEO.
Note 1: See subsection 4(1) for the definition of Comptroller-General of Customs .
Note 2: This section constitutes an authorisation for the purposes of other laws, such as Australian Privacy Principle 6 of the Privacy Act 1988.
(4) Without limiting subsection (3), the Comptroller-General of Customs may disclose information mentioned in subsection (3) by arranging for the automatic transmission of that information to one or more electronic systems under the control of the ACIC CEO.
Firearms information
(5) Firearms information is information relating to firearms or other goods relating to firearms (including firearms frames, firearms receivers and firearms sound suppressors). That information may include the following:
(a) information relating to the import or export of the firearms or other goods;
(b) information relating to licences or permits (however described) for the firearms or other goods;
(c) personal information or other information in relation to one or more persons.
Other prescribed information
(6) Information prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1) or (3) must be information relating to goods that are not firearms or other goods relating to firearms. That information may include the following:
(a) information relating to the import or export of the goods;
(b) information relating to licences or permits (however described) for the goods;
(c) personal information or other information in relation to one or more persons.
General definitions
(7) In this section:
ACIC means the agency known as the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission established by the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002.
ACIC CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of the ACIC.
Home Affairs Secretary means the Secretary of the Department administered by the Minister administering the Australian Border Force Act 2015.
personal information has the same meaning as in the Privacy Act 1988.
273M Entry and transmission of information by computer
If this Act requires or permits information (including information in the form of particular words) to be entered into or transmitted by a computer (however described), the information may be entered into or transmitted by the computer in an encoded form chosen by:
(a) except in relation to subsection 273L(2) - the Comptroller-General of Customs; or
(b) in relation to subsection 273L(2) - the Home Affairs Secretary within the meaning of section 273L.