Gun-Formers (imitation weapons) laws and requirements for Australia

[griffin]

Got a reply from SA Firearms Branch... which reads more like a guess or interpretation than quoting from any source.

My understanding of the item you have mentioned and what pictures were available on the internet I am confident that the item would be classed as a children’s toy and therefore exempt for the firearm regulatory process.
There would be no licence requirement to possess, buy or sell.
Importation is controlled by the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service but there would be no objection to importation by SA police.
I hope this answers your questions.

If that is true, it means that it should be free to import... and if Customs seize it, call them up and tell them that the SA Police have no objection to its importation.
(after reading through any paperwork Customs sends you)

[CoRDS]

cmon ACT give me the go ahead and i'll order one in a heartbeat.

otherwise i keep having to have no megatron at all and that's sad

[griffin]

Got a reply from SA Firearms Branch... which reads more like a guess or interpretation than quoting from any source.

If that is true, it means that it should be free to import... and if Customs seize it, call them up and tell them that the SA Police have no objection to its importation.
(after reading through any paperwork Customs sends you)

I asked about what happens if Customs seizes it in South Australia, and got this as a reply...

The B709 form is issued by SAPOL on application and having been approved.
An email will do as an application.
If an item is seized by customs email me with the details and I will have a look at it.
However I am hopeful that Customs will not seize these items.

I'll add all these details into the first post... with the ACT section left with a note of not being known at this time.

[Jetfire in the sky]

Can this thread be made a sticky please Griffin, it is a great reference and I commend you for doing it. Should it go in this section plus the Matrix Resource guide too?

[griffin]

It will be stickied when it is completed.

[DELTAprime]

Question for importing. If a MP Megatron 2.0 was released and I wanted to import from Japan, can I get the required form ok'd in advance by the QPS or do I have to wait till Customs has the toy?

[griffin]

Question for importing. If a MP Megatron 2.0 was released and I wanted to import from Japan, can I get the required form ok'd in advance by the QPS or do I have to wait till Customs has the toy?

You can apply for a permit before or after, and if you have it in advance it is best.
And then IF Customs seize it, you can go straight there to pick it up... if you are in the same city as to where it is seized.

But you can authorise someone to pick it up on your behalf with the permit, and post it onto you.

I'll ask to see if you can fax the permit to them, and if they can drop it back into the mail... but I have a feeling that the original permit (not a copy or fax) has to be surrendered to them, and I also feel that they don't want to be the ones responsible for posting "weapons" in the mail... even if they don't require a permit after importation is approved.

Probably what might be required (IF they find it and hold it in Brisbane), is a permit (in advance if possible), and then post the permit to someone you will authorised to Customs to collect it (when you call them up with the seizure reference number), and that person then posts it onto you.

[DELTAprime]

You can apply for a permit before or after, and if you have it in advance it is best.
And then IF Customs seize it, you can go straight there to pick it up... if you are in the same city as to where it is seized.

But you can authorise someone to pick it up on your behalf with the permit, and post it onto you.

I'll ask to see if you can fax the permit to them, and if they can drop it back into the mail... but I have a feeling that the original permit (not a copy or fax) has to be surrendered to them, and I also feel that they don't want to be the ones responsible for posting "weapons" in the mail... even if they don't require a permit after importation is approved.

Probably what might be required (IF they find it and hold it in Brisbane), is a permit (in advance if possible), and then post the permit to someone you will authorised to Customs to collect it (when you call them up with the seizure reference number), and that person then posts it onto you.

Same city hey, that's an issue since tracking for all my orders from Japan say they go through Sydney. HK orders sometimes go through Brisbane but even that's an issue since I'm 500km north of the CBD of Brisbane. Might still have to buy from an Aussie seller in that case.

[GoktimusPrime]

I'll ask to see if you can fax the permit to them, and if they can drop it back into the mail... but I have a feeling that the original permit (not a copy or fax) has to be surrendered to them,

I wonder if they'd accept a copy that's been stamped/signed by a JP.