Thread: How to lose your NZ Firearms License?

It is not murky - the conditions to not lose it were satisfied - The letter was a Letter of Revocation, in accordance with the Arms Act - the revocation was complete on the grounds provided - unless the interview was fronted up to and Head Honcho was satisfied with the answers.

In the noted case you could argue that the licence was not lost for speeding - it would have been lost for not meeting the conditions as prescribed by the police as they have formed the opinion that they were not a Fit & Proper person. The police, under the Arms Act have considerable latitude to remove a licence, in that case for speeding and speeding alone being the route cause.

Judicial review would well have overturned it - but why waste a day in court and 10k to sort it when a half hour interview solves the issue.
27 Surrender and revocation of firearms licence

(1)

A person may at any time surrender their firearms licence to a member of the Police.

(2)

A commissioned officer of Police may, by written notice, revoke a firearms licence if, in the opinion of the officer,—(a)

the holder of the licence is not a fit and proper person to be in possession of a firearm or an airgun; or

27CRevocation of suspended firearms licence

(1)

A member of the Police may, by notice in writing to the holder of a firearms licence that is temporarily suspended under section 60A, revoke the licence if the member of the Police—(a)

has considered any submissions made by the holder before the day stated in the notice of suspension on whether the licence should be revoked on the ground stated in that notice; and

(b)

is satisfied that the licence should be revoked on that ground.

(2)

A member of the Police must give the holder written notice of a decision on whether to revoke a firearms licence temporarily suspended under section 60A promptly after the decision is made.