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The question now is that the remaining amendments on sheets 3597 and sheet 3602 and the amendments on sheets 3593, 3594, 3601 and 3603 be agreed to.

National Party of Australia's circulated amendments—

SHEET 3597

(1) Clause 2, page 2 (table item 3), omit "Parts 1 to 6", substitute "Parts 1 to 5".

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SHEET 3602

(1) Schedule 2, item 24, page 23 (line 34), omit "subsections (3) to (5) (about exceptions to subsection (1))", substitute "subsection (5) (about an exception to subsection (1))".

(3) Schedule 2, item 24, page 28 (line 7), omit "Note 1", substitute "Note".

(4) Schedule 2, item 24, page 28 (line 10), omit note 2.

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SHEET 3593

(1) Schedule 2, item 3, page 8 (lines 6 and 7), after "to the extent that", insert "subitem (3) applies to the compensation and".

(2) Schedule 2, item 3, page 8 (after line 10), after paragraph (1)(a), insert:

(aa) providing for the payment of compensation that:

(i) is at a fair market value for all property surrendered by a person in accordance with the scheme, including for firearms, firearm parts, firearm accessories, ammunition, ammunition components and other equipment; and

(ii) covers administrative costs associated with the surrender of that property, including warehousing and distribution costs; and

(iii) extends to meeting claims made by an entity during the buyback period for the State for loss of business and hardship, including loss associated with the operation of a business becoming untenable or unviable as a result of this Act or the national firearms program; and

(3) Schedule 2, item 3, page 8 (after line 14), at the end of the item, add:

(3) This subitem applies to compensation paid by a State only to the extent that the compensation is paid consistently with a scheme of the State covered by paragraphs (1)(a) to (b).

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SHEET 3594

(1) Schedule 2, item 3, page 8 (after line 14), at the end of the item, add:

Participation notices

(4) Despite subitem (2), the AFP Minister may only approve a compensation scheme set up by a State if the State has given the AFP Minister, before the end of 28 February 2026, written notice (a participation notice) of the State's commitment to participate in the national firearms program.

(5) The participation notice must:

(a) be in a form approved by the AFP Minister and be accompanied by any information required by the form; and

(b) set out details of:

(i) the kinds of firearms and other property to be surrendered under the scheme or prohibited by the State in accordance with the national firearms program; and

(ii) the State's measure for reducing the number of firearms in the community, including any restrictions on the number of firearms that may be owned by individuals.

(6) The AFP Minister must make the participation notice publicly available by publishing the notice, before the end of 2 March 2026, on the Australian Federal Police website and in the Gazette.

(7) The AFP Minister may approve a form for the purposes of paragraph (5)(a).

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SHEET 3601

(1) Schedule 2, item 212, page 83 (after line 31), after subsection 474.45J(1), insert:

Licenced owners

(1A) Subsection 474.45G(1) or 474.45H(1) does not apply to conduct engaged in by a person in relation to material if:

(a) the person holds a firearms licence that is in force under a law of a State or Territory; and

(b) the material is:

(i) information on reloading ammunition; or

(ii) a firearms manual for a firearm the person lawfully owns; and

(c) the conduct is in connection with the person accessing the material.

Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in this subsection (see subsection 13.3(3)).

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SHEET 3603

(1) Schedule 2, Division 4 of Part 5, page 68 (after line 26), at the end of the Division, add:

171A Operation of amendments

(1) This item is for the avoidance of doubt.

(2) The amendments of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 made by this Division do not have the effect of prohibiting without exception the importation of category H articles.

Note: For example, in the case of an article covered by item 9 of the table in Part 2 of Schedule 6 to those Regulations, the article may be imported if the importation complies with the sports shooter test, the international sports shooter test, or any one other test mentioned in column 3 of that item.