National Handgun Buyback Regulations 2003
Statutory Rules 2003 No. 3441
I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the National Handgun Buyback Act 2003.
Dated 18 December 2003
P. M. JEFFERY
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command
CHRISTOPHER MARTIN ELLISON
Minister for Justice and Customs

  
1	Name of Regulations
		These Regulations are the National Handgun Buyback Regulations 2003.
2	Commencement
		These Regulations commence on gazettal.
3	Definition
		In these Regulations:
Act means the National Handgun Buyback Act 2003.
4	Buyback period — later times
		For paragraph (b) of the definition of buyback period in section 3 of the Act, the later time mentioned in an item in the following table is prescribed in relation to the State mentioned in that item.

Item	State	Later time	
1	New South Wales	the end of 31 March 2004	
2	Victoria	the end of 31 March 2004	
3	Queensland	the end of 30 June 2004	
4	Western Australia	the end of 31 March 2004	
5	South Australia	the end of 31 March 2004	

6	Tasmania	the end of 31 January 2004	
7	Northern Territory	the end of 31 January 2004	
Note
1.	Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 December 2003.