The Firearms Regulatory System

For information about the rewrite of the Arms Act, visit the Firearms reform page. 

Key statutes 

  • Arms Act 1983 
  • Search and Surveillance Act 2012
  • Crimes Act 1961
  • Family Violence Act 2018
  • Intelligence and Security Act 2017

Key secondary legislation

  • Arms Regulations 1992
  • Arms (Restricted Weapons and Specially Dangerous Airguns) Order 1984
  • Arms (Military Style Semi-automatic Firearms—Pistol Grips) Order 2013
  • Arms (Prohibited Magazine) Order 2019
  • Arms (Prohibited Ammunition) Order 2019
  • Privacy (Information Sharing Agreement between New Zealand Gang Intelligence Centre Activities) Order 2018

Forward work

The Government is reforming firearms law and regulation to provide for greater protection of public safety and to simplify regulatory requirements to improve compliance. For more information, visit the Firearms reform page.

 

 

 
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