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^correct hence why a gunsmith can send it back to you without the form.

I don't think it is. Whats the point of the process at all then? One person with a licence gets the form filled in and another picks it up.. imo it completely defeats the "legislative intent".

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It doesn't - that's what im saying. That would be your argument (that is only says "purchaser"), and their argument (and rightly so imo) would be that for the legislation to work as intended, the...

Arms Act 1983

Trying to argue that the friend you have picking it up for you is a "carrier"? I dunno. I think you are clutching at straws and again would be viewed as trying to circumvent the purpose of the act. ...

Correct - Proper mail order form or signed piece of paper does not matter.
I think the intent is clear though, and that is that the purchaser (who by all intents should be the receiver, as is the...

It could be argued that the person collecting it has committed an offense as they are receiving a firearm via mail and did not get a police mail order form.

Having one person simply get a police...

Im pretty sure a rifle can only be delivered or collected to/by the person whose name is actually on the parcel/ police mail order permit.
Technically they are correct as it should only be delivered...