Understand what obligations non-pistol shooting ranges must follow.

Non-pistol shooting range must apply for an enrolment

A non-pistol shooting range that is not a temporary non-pistol shooting range must be enrolled. Section 38XC refers.

An application for enrolment by a non-pistol shooting range must be made by:

  • an individual, if the person proposing to operate the range is an individual, or
  • a person authorised to make an application, if the person proposing to operate the range is a body corporate, or
  • by the person’s representative who is authorised to make the application, if the person proposing to operate the range is not an individual or a body corporate. 

An application for enrolment must be made to the Commissioner and must be in a form approved by the Commissioner. The application must also include a declaration declaring that the non-pistol shooting range has standing orders that have been approved by the association the range is affiliated with or the Police, and all the necessary territorial authority and regional council consents to operate the range have been obtained. Section 38XE refers.

The application must be made in writing in hard copy form or electronically. 

An application must include a declaration by the applicant declaring—

  • the matters specified in section 38XE(2)(b) of the Act; and
  • that all landowners affected, or likely to be affected, by the operation of the non-pistol shooting range have consented to its operation; and
  • that all of the information provided in the application is true and correct.

The applicant must sign the application form or use an electronic identity credential. 

An application for enrolment by a non-pistol shooting range must be supported by additional evidence. The additional evidence includes:

  • evidence the person making the application is authorised to do so, and
  • a copy of the range standing orders, and
  • evidence the range standing orders have been approved by the association the range is affiliated to or by the Police, and
  • the non-pistol shooting club does not however need to provide any information listed above if that information is publicly available on a register of incorporated societies (Reg 28GR refers).

Contact our team to apply for non-pistol shooting range enrolment: clubsandranges@police.govt.nz

The Commissioner, upon receipt of an application for enrolment, may for the purposes of determining whether the information is true and correct make whatever inquiries the Commissioner considers necessary and request the applicant to provide any further information or documents. Regulations 28GZR and 28GZS refer.

Decision on application

The Commissioner must grant an application for enrolment if the Commissioner is satisfied that the application has met the requirements of Section 38XE, and all the information provided in the application and any additional information provided once requested, is complete and accurate. Section 38XG.

Confirmation of enrolment

If the Commissioner grants an application for enrolment, then the Commissioner must place the name and details of the non-pistol shooting range on the roll of non-pistol shooting ranges and notify the applicant that the range is enrolled and the date of enrolment. 

The Commissioner must establish and maintain a roll of non-pistol shooting ranges. 

Section 38XH.

Cancellation of enrolment

The Commissioner may cancel a non-pistol shooting range’s enrolment if:

  • the range operator requests the cancellation of the enrolment of the range; or
  • the Commissioner is satisfied that the range is no longer being operated as a non-pistol shooting range; or
  • the range is not being operated with proper regard to individual or public safety; or
  • the range operator has failed to comply with an improvement notice issued under section 38XL.

Section 38XJ refers.

Associations

An association that a non-pistol shooting range is associated with may approve range standing orders for non-pistol shooting ranges. An association in these situations can only approve the range standing orders if it satisfies all of the following criteria. The association must be:

  • an incorporated society; and
  • is representative of a group of non-pistol shooting clubs across a region or nationally; and
  • specialises in the discipline of the non-pistol shooting range or in the shooting activities carried out by the non-pistol shooting range; and
  • has oversight of, and the ability to set rules for, at least 1 other non-pistol shooting range.

The associations must use set standards to assess whether to approve range standing orders. These standards either must be developed by the association or published by the Commissioner of Police. If the standards are developed by the association, then the association must make those standards available for inspection by any person on request and must review and update the standards at regular intervals. Regulations 28GZZD and 28GZZE refer. 

 

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