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    Sighting in rifle without a Police callout

    I've just put a PARD 5.6-22x Day/Night scope on my 25-06, which now needs to be sighted in.
    Two months ago I moved to a 10 acre block in a semi-rural area...lifestyle blocks with a couple of neighbours not too far away.
    I have 3 huge fallen down trees that can provide a safe background to a target if I were to hang one up in front of them, so safety is not an issue.
    However, the Arms Act Section 48 says:

    48 - Discharging firearm, airgun, pistol, or restricted weapon in or near dwellinghouse or public place

    A person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to a fine not exceeding $10,000, if the person, without reasonable excuse, discharges a firearm, airgun, pistol, or restricted weapon in or near a dwellinghouse or a public place so as to—
    (a) endanger property; or
    (b) endanger, annoy, or frighten any person.



    So the question I have is:

    Can I sight in my rifle for hunting (there is the "reasonable excuse"), on my new lifestyle block?
    Remember it's a bloody loud .25-06 going off around 5x, which will most probably "annoy or frighten" my neighbours but will not "endanger them or their property".

 

 

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