Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956

THE SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6  

Regulation 4F

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE IMPORTATION OF FIREARMS, FIREARM ACCESSORIES, FIREARM PARTS, FIREARMS MAGAZINES, AMMUNITION, COMPONENTS OF AMMUNITION AND IMITATIONS

PART 3 - CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE IMPORTATION OF FIREARMS, FIREARM ACCESSORIES, FIREARM PARTS, FIREARM MAGAZINES, AMMUNITION, COMPONENTS OF AMMUNITION AND IMITATIONS  

1AA.   Identification requirements for silencers, sound moderators and sound suppressors  

1AA.1    
A firearm accessory that is a silencer, sound moderator, sound suppressor or any other device designed to reduce, or capable of reducing, the noise of discharge of a firearm complies with the identification requirements if the firearm accessory is:

(a) visually inspected by a Collector; and

(b) found by the Collector to:

(i) have a unique serial number that consists only of Arabic numerals, English letters, or punctuation marks; and

(ii) display the serial number in accordance with subitem (2) .

1AA.2    
For the purposes of subparagraph (1)(b)(ii) , the serial number must be:

(a) easily recognisable as the serial number for the firearm accessory; and

(b) legible; and

(c) able to be read without the use of any device or tool; and

(d) displayed on the external surface of the firearm accessory.