Latest round from the police ministers little get together now requires attendance at your nominated rifle club in NSW!

96 Participation requirements for club members

(This applies to all Clubs Members .)
(cf 1997 cl 81)

(1) A person’s membership of an approved club is, if the person is the holder of a licence, subject to the following requirements:
(a) in the case of an approved pistol club—the person must, over each period of 12 months that the licence is in force:
(i) participate in at least 6 club organised competitive shooting matches, and
(ii) for each different kind of pistol that the person possesses for different shooting events, undertake at least 4 club organised shoots,
(b) in the case of any other approved shooting club—the person must, over any period of 12 months:
(i) participate in no less than 4 shooting competitions conducted by any approved shooting club, or
(ii) attend a shooting range, where any approved shooting club conducts shooting activities, on no less than 4 occasions over that period for shooting practice,
(c) in the case of an approved hunting club—the person must, over any period of 12 months, participate in no less than 2 events (approved by any approved hunting club) involving hunting, shooting or firearms safety training,
(d) in the case of any approved collectors’ society or approved collectors’ club—the person must attend the club’s annual general meeting (or at least one other meeting over any period of 12 months).
(2) For the purposes of subclause (1):
(a) a club organised competitive shooting match may be counted as a club organised shoot, and
(b) participating in a club organised competitive shooting match includes officiating in such a match, and
(c) a reference to a club organised shoot includes a reference to any training or target practice that is undertaken at the club’s shooting range, and
(d) the different kinds of pistols are air pistols, rimfire pistols and centre-fire pistols.
(3) A licence holder who is a member of more than one approved club must:
(a) nominate a principal club with which the member will mainly be involved, and
(b) notify the Commissioner in writing of the nominated principal club, and
(c) if the licence holder participates in any of the activities specified in subclause (1) at a club other than the holder’s nominated principal club—notify the principal club of the details of those activities in writing within each annual return period.
(4) The failure of a person who is a member of an approved club to comply with the requirements under this clause is prescribed, for the purposes of section 24 (2) (d) of the Act, as a reason for which the Commissioner may revoke the person’s licence. However, the licence is not to be revoked if the person proves, to the Commissioner’s satisfaction, that compliance with the requirement was not reasonably practical in the circumstances.
(5) In this clause:
centre-fire pistol includes any pistol that uses black powder. END

The link below is to all NSW Firearms ACTs and Regs.

http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/about_us/structure/corpora...ormation/legislation

The attendance requiremen for pistols are roughly the same, State by State, but for the first time in all this legislation B/S, we are talking 4 compulsory attendances to justify RIFLES

Take SSAA Brisbane, with at last count 19,000 members needing to attend 4 times a year over 104 shooting days (52 weekends). How does a club with 30 benches handle 790 shooters in 9 hours. Pay your $12 and get allocated a bench for 3 minutes . No time for targets, just shoot at the farking mound

I'm sure "Little River" and other capital city clubs would have more members

Is the gummint to fund the building of a carpark for 600 visitors or pay for at least 10-12 full time range officers?

Once again this is illogical, unworkable, and further tighten the death grip on shooting as a sport!

Yes, and interesting move. I'm in VIC, but I presume there might be people in the same situation as myself elsewhere; I never go to a rifle range because I'm about 5 mins from farmland I have permission to shoot on, and 10 mins from a state forest. I don't have to shoot at a club to shoot regularly, and with other commitments don't really want to. Attending a 'hunt club' twice a year to talk about thinning out a few rabbits, foxes and tin cans?

Maybe these Police Ministers should be taking coffees to those discussing something useful, like water, or heaven forbid, law and order?