Firearms Act 1973
Pawnbrokers and Second-hand Dealers Act 1994
Police Act 1892
Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996

Police Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2024

 

 

Police Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2024

Contents

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.Citation1

2.Commencement1

Part 2 — Firearms Regulations 1974 amended

3.Regulations amended2

4.Schedule 1A replaced2

Schedule 1A — Fees

Part 3 — Pawnbrokers and Second‑hand Dealers Regulations 1996 amended

5.Regulations amended4

6.Regulation 28 amended4

7.Regulation 29 amended6

Part 4 — Police (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2018 amended

8.Regulations amended9

9.Regulation 8 amended9

10.Schedules 1 and 2 replaced9

Schedule 1 — Fees

Schedule 2 — Charges for major events

Part 5 — Security and Related Activities (Control) Regulations 1997 amended

11.Regulations amended12

12.Schedule 4 replaced12

Schedule 4 — Fees

 

Firearms Act 1973
Pawnbrokers and Second‑hand Dealers Act 1994
Police Act 1892
Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996

Police Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2024

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.Citation

These regulations are the Police Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2024.

2.Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a)Part 1 — on the day on which these regulations are published on the WA legislation website;

(b)the rest of the regulations — on 1 July 2024.

Part 2 — Firearms Regulations 1974 amended

3.Regulations amended

This Part amends the Firearms Regulations 1974.

4.Schedule 1A replaced

Delete Schedule 1A and insert:

 

Schedule 1A — Fees

[r. 2(1)]

Item

Fee for

 

Fee

$

1.

Application for firearm licence (r. 3A, 3B) —

 

 

(a)by person without such a licence

408

 

(b)by person renewing such a licence

80

 

(c)by person with such a licence wanting licence for 1 or more additional firearms

295

2.

Application for firearm collector’s licence (r. 3A, 3B) —

 

 

(a)by person without such a licence

530

 

(b)by person renewing such a licence

188

 

(c)by person with such a licence wanting licence for 1 or more additional firearms

445

3.

Application for corporate licence (r. 3A, 3B) —

 

 

(a)by person without such a licence

583

 

(b)by person renewing such a licence

173

 

(c)by person with such a licence wanting licence for 1 or more additional firearms

445

4.

Application for dealer’s licence (r. 3A, 3B) —

 

 

(a)by person without such a licence

927

 

(b)by person renewing such a licence

417

5.

Application for repairer’s licence (r. 3A, 3B) —

 

 

(a)by person without such a licence

927

 

(b)by person renewing such a licence

417

6.

Application for manufacturer’s licence (r. 3A, 3B) —

 

 

(a)by person without such a licence

927

 

(b)by person renewing such a licence

417

7.

Application for shooting gallery licence (r. 3A, 3B) —

 

 

(a)by person without such a licence

671

 

(b)by person renewing such a licence

339

8.

Application for ammunition collector’s licence (r. 3A, 3B) —

 

 

(a)by person without such a licence

557

 

(b)by person renewing such a licence

228

9.

Application for permit under s. 17 of the Act, per month or part of a month for which permit issued (r. 3A)

133

10.

Extract of licence (r. 7A)

29

11.

Duplicate of licence (r. 8)

43

12.

Replacement for an extract of licence (r. 8)

29

13.

Police custody of firearm, per year or part of year (r. 11)

206

 

Part 3 — Pawnbrokers and Second‑hand Dealers Regulations 1996 amended

5.Regulations amended

This Part amends the Pawnbrokers and Second‑hand Dealers Regulations 1996.

6.Regulation 28 amended

(1)Delete regulation 28(1) and (2) and insert:

 

(1)The fee to accompany an application for the issue of either of the following is set out in item 1 of the Table to this regulation —

(a)a pawnbroker’s licence;

(b)a second-hand dealer’s licence.

 

(2)In regulation 28(4) delete “3” and insert:

 

2

 

(3)In regulation 28(5):

(a)delete “1, 2 or 3” and insert:

 

1 or 2

 

(b)delete the Table and insert:

 

Table — Fees for application for licences

Item

Licence

For period not exceeding 1 year


$

For period not exceeding 2 years but longer than 1 year
$

For period not exceeding 3 years but longer than 2 years
$

1.

Pawnbroker’s licence or second‑hand dealer’s licence

 

 

 

(a)

150 or more transactions in a year

5 577

7 786

9 995

(b)

50‑149 transactions in a year

2 789

3 893

4 998

(c)

0‑49 transactions in a year

1 394

1 947

2 499

2.

Pawnbroker’s licence and second‑hand dealer’s licence

 

 

 

(a)

150 or more transactions in a year

5 593

7 812

10 032

(b)

50‑149 transactions in a year

2 797

3 906

5 016

(c)

0‑49 transactions in a year

1 398

1 953

2 508

 

7.Regulation 29 amended

(1)Delete regulation 29(1) and (2) and insert:

 

(1)The fee to accompany an application for the renewal of either of the following is set out in item 1 of the Table to this regulation —

(a)a pawnbroker’s licence;

(b)a second-hand dealer’s licence.

 

(2)In regulation 29(4) delete “3” and insert:

 

2

 

(3)In regulation 29(5):

(a)delete “1, 2 or 3” and insert:

 

1 or 2

 

(b)delete the Table and insert:

 

Table — Fees for renewal of licences

Item

Licence

For period not exceeding 1 year


$

For period not exceeding 2 years but longer than 1 year
$

For period not exceeding 3 years but longer than 2 years
$

1.

Pawnbroker’s licence or second‑hand dealer’s licence

 

 

 

(a)

150 or more transactions in a year

5 478

7 622

9 766

(b)

50‑149 transactions in a year

2 739

3 811

4 883

(c)

0‑49 transactions in a year

1 370

1 906

2 442

2.

Pawnbroker’s licence and second‑hand dealer’s licence

 

 

 

(a)

150 or more transactions in a year

5 494

7 648

9 802

(b)

50‑149 transactions in a year

2 747

3 824

4 901

(c)

0‑49 transactions in a year

1 374

1 912

2 451

 

Part 4 — Police (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2018 amended

8.Regulations amended

This Part amends the Police (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2018.

9.Regulation 8 amended

In regulation 8 delete “Schedule 2” and insert:

 

Schedules 1 and 2, other than the amounts specified in Schedule 1 item 8,

 

10.Schedules 1 and 2 replaced

Delete Schedules 1 and 2 and insert:

 

Schedule 1 — Fees

[r. 4(1)]

 

Purpose

Fee

1.

Copy of traffic infringement notice record

$16.30

2.

Escorts and guards — each person provided per hour and part of an hour for high risk escorts carried out by Tactical Response Group

$165.00

3.

Authorised copy of a photograph

$11.55

4.

National criminal history record check —

 

 

(a)issued to a volunteer organisation

$18.00

 

(b)issued to a public sector body

$37.40

5.

National police certificate

$63.80

6.

Provision of incident information as defined in the Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008 section 12(1) —

 

 

(a)to those involved or their representatives (outlining certain accident details)

$54.40

 

(b)to the Insurance Commission of Western Australia for third party insurance purposes

$54.40

7.

Provision of information about a reported incident, other than incident information as defined in the Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008 section 12(1), to those involved or their representatives (outlining certain incident details)

$49.60

8.

Replacement of prosecution documents —

 

 

(a)a statement of the material facts of a charge, which has already been served (per hour or part of an hour)

$91.91

 

(b)additional copy of documents already disclosed (per hour or part of an hour)

$91.91

Schedule 2 — Charges for major events

[r. 3, 6 and 8]

 

Charge

Rate/hour

1.

Planning rate

$66.00

2.

Attendance rate

$118.00

3.

General overhead expenses rate

$23.00

4.

Overhead expenses rate for air support — helicopter

$3 349.00

5.

Overhead expenses rate for air support — fixed wing aircraft

$3 040.00

 

Part 5 — Security and Related Activities (Control) Regulations 1997 amended

11.Regulations amended

This Part amends the Security and Related Activities (Control) Regulations 1997.

12.Schedule 4 replaced

Delete Schedule 4 and insert:

 

Schedule 4 — Fees

[r. 54]

Column 1

Provision of Act or regulations

Column 2


Subject matter

Column 3

Fee
$

Agent’s licences

s. 46(1)(c)

Application for issue of temporary licence under s. 42B

1 433

s. 46(1)(c)

Application for issue of agent’s licence —

for 1 year or less

for more than 1 year but not more than 3 years


1 433


1 507

s. 46(1)(c)

Application by licensee for additional agent’s licence (each licence)

1 007

s. 49(1)(c)

Application for renewal of agent’s licence — for 3 years or less (each
licence)

1 077

Other licences, endorsements and permits

s. 46(1)(c)

Application for issue of temporary licence under s. 42A

385

s. 46(1)(c)

Application for issue of licence (other than agent’s licence or temporary licence) —

for 1 year or less

for more than 1 year but not more than 3 years



385


412

s. 46(1)(c)

Application by licensee for additional licence (other than agent’s licence or temporary licence) (each licence)

232

s. 49(1)(c)

Application for renewal of licence (other than agent’s licence or temporary licence) — for 3 years or less (each licence)

258

r. 10(b)

Application for endorsement under s. 24

228

r. 12

Application for permit under s. 25

270

r. 13(b)

Application for endorsement under s. 26

228

Miscellaneous

s. 10(2)

Application to inspect register

52

s. 10(3)

Certified copy of register entry

54

s. 66

Issue of duplicate licence or duplicate identity card

35

s. 94(4)(b)

Additional fee if fingerprints and palm prints are required under s. 48(1)(a) or (b)(i)

129

 

V. MOLAN, Clerk of the Executive Council

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