New Zealand Acts

ARMS ACT 1983 - SECT 38U

38U Inspections of shooting clubs and shooting ranges

1 For the purpose of ensuring that a shooting club or shooting range is operated in accordance with this Act, a person who is a member of the Police and authorised in writing by the Commissioner may—

a) enter and inspect—

i) any shooting range (including any shooting club that is part of the range); and

ii) any place where the shooting club stores firearms or ammunition:

b) inspect, print, copy, or remove any documents that the person believes on reasonable grounds to be those of the shooting club or shooting range.

2 A member of the Police must give at least 7 days’ notice of their intention to enter and inspect a venue of a shooting club or a shooting range.

3 The provisions of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (apart from subpart 3 ) apply.

Note: 1989 No 80 s 319B; 2002 No 40 s 39

History: Section 38U: inserted, on 24 June 2022, by section 63 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).