Australian Capital Territory
Firearms (Fees) Determination 2014 
Disallowable instrument DI2014-113
made under the 

Firearms Act 1996, s 270 (Determination of fees)

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Minister has power to determine fees for the purposes of the Firearms Act 1996.

Firearms fees in the 2014-15 Financial Year will increase from fees in the previous Financial Year by an indexation of 4% and rounded to an appropriate value. This increase is the same increase for all regulatory fees.

The increase in the fees for Items 414-417 represent back-capturing of indexation since 
2012-13.

The Firearms Regulation 2008 allows the registrar of firearms to approve shooting ranges and paintball ranges. The instrument includes a new fee of $150 for the approval of 
shooting (Item 1319) and paintball (1320) ranges. 

Item numbers, included in the schedule, column 2, to enable the comparison of past fees set under the Act with those set by this instrument.

The instrument contains further explanatory notes about the fee for various items in the past Financial Year.