New Zealand Acts

ARMS LEGISLATION ACT 2020 - SECT 30

30 New sections 18AA to 18AAD inserted

After section 18 , insert:

18AA Issue of permit to import pistol carbine conversion kits

1 A member of the Police to whom an application is made for the issue of a permit to import a pistol carbine conversion kit may require the applicant to produce for examination and testing samples of any pistol carbine conversion kit of the kind referred to in the application that the member of the Police considers necessary.

2 The Commissioner may grant an application for the issue of a permit to bring or cause to be brought or sent into New Zealand a pistol carbine conversion kit only if—

a) the Commissioner is satisfied that—

i) there are special reasons why the pistol carbine conversion kit should be allowed into New Zealand; and

ii) the pistol carbine conversion kit specifically enables a pistol that has an overall length of no more than 400 millimetres and is capable of firing specified ammunition only at a muzzle velocity of 1,600 feet per second or less to be fired from the shoulder; and

iii) the pistol carbine conversion kit does not modify the pistol in any way other than as specified in subparagraph (ii) ; and

b) the application is made by the holder of a firearms licence—

i) whose licence bears an endorsement made under section 30 permitting the holder to possess a pistol; and

ii) who has been issued with a permit to import a pistol (under section 18 ) or a permit to possess a pistol (under section 35).

3 However, if an application is made by an applicant in the applicant’s capacity referred to in section 29(2)(b), (c), (d), or (e), the Commissioner may grant the application without being satisfied of the matters in subsection (2)(a)(ii) and (iii) .

4 If the applicant has appointed a dealer to import a pistol carbine conversion kit as their agent, the dealer must hold—

a) a firearms licence; and

b) a dealer’s licence that bears an endorsement made under section 30 permitting the dealer to possess a pistol.

5 Any permit issued under this section is personal to the person to whom it is issued and may not be transferred to any other person.

18AAB Issue of permit to import air pistol carbine conversion kits

1 A member of the Police to whom an application is made for the issue of a permit to import an air pistol carbine conversion kit may require the applicant to produce for examination and testing samples of any air pistol carbine conversion kit of the kind referred to in the application that the member of the Police considers necessary.

2 The Commissioner may grant an application for the issue of a permit to bring or cause to be brought or sent into New Zealand an air pistol carbine conversion kit only if the Commissioner is satisfied that the application is made by an applicant who intends to personally use the kit as a member of an airsoft or paintball club that is affiliated with a national airsoft or paintball organisation.

3 Any permit issued under this section is personal to the person to whom it is issued and may not be transferred to any other person.

18AAC Revocation and validity of permit to import

1 A permit issued under section 18 , 18AA , or 18AAB may be revoked at any time by a commissioned officer of Police.

2 A permit issued under section 18 or 18AA is automatically revoked if—

a) the permit was issued to a licensed dealer and the dealer’s licence, or any endorsement on the dealer’s licence required for the issue of the permit, is revoked or suspended or has expired or been surrendered; or

b) the permit was issued to any other person who, for the purposes of the issue of the permit, was required to hold a firearms licence, and that person’s firearms licence, or any endorsement on the firearms licence required for the issue of the permit, is revoked or suspended or has expired or been surrendered.

3 Subsection (4) applies if—

a) a permit is issued under section 18 or 18AA to a licensed dealer permitting the dealer to import 1 or more items on behalf of a person; and

b) any person referred to in paragraph (a) who is required to hold a firearms licence, or a firearms licence bearing an endorsement, to possess an item being imported on their behalf—

i) has their licence or endorsement revoked or suspended; or

ii) allows their licence or endorsement to expire; or

iii) surrenders their licence.

4 If this subsection applies, the permit issued to the licensed dealer is invalid to the extent that it permits the importation of an item on behalf of a person referred to in subsection (3)(b) in respect of which the person required the licence or endorsement.

18AAD Permit to import issued for items to be brought or sent into New Zealand in single consignment or multiple consignments

1 A permit may be issued under section 18 , 18AA, or 18AAB only in relation to items that are to be brought or sent into New Zealand—

a) in a single consignment at the same time; or

b) in multiple consignments, with a period of not more than 30 days between the arrival of the first and last consignments.

2 If, after the issue of a permit referred to in subsection (1) , any item to which the permit relates is not included in a consignment referred to in subsection (1) , the permit ceases to apply in relation to that item.