SSAA NSW

6 The decision has now been made to cancel Shot Expo for next year. It is unlikely that an event like Shot Expo would be successful mid next year. The Exhibitors would rightfully be nervous, and the rules around crowd densities like we achieve at Shot Expo would still be difficult to manage in the unlikely event that the Expo was even allowed to go ahead by NSW Health next year. The costs of waiting to see are very high, with hundreds of thousands of dollars being at risk, and we simply cannot risk members money on an unlikely outcome. When it is safe to do so we will seek the support of the exhibitors and the organiser to book a safe date for the next SSAA NSW Shot Expo. Another major impact of COVID-19 has been the cancellation of State and National titles since COVID-19 started. With some state borders still closed and border crossing remaining contentious we will not see National titles soon. However, where possible, and with short lead times, we are hopeful that some state discipline co-ordinators will be able to run a state title. Each proposal must be approved by the Board and there are many obstacles, foremost being NSW travel needs to stay open and current COVID-19 plans must allow appropriate gathering sizes. Not all disciplines will be able to work within these conditions so competitors should expect different conditions – for example BBQ's and food handling requires an additional COVID-19 plan, as does camping at the range. LEGISLATION The NSW Firearms Registry recently initiated a review of the 2017 regulations. This review appears to have been a response to representations made by SSAA NSW, and other Peak associations, around impractical parts of the regulations. This was a very positive exercise with some common sense proposed outcomes for legal firearms owners in NSW. The following is a very simple precis of the reg review. Further information and our submission are available on our website. • Extending the timeline for license renewal applications: Good outcome. • Information around sighting in on private property: Reasonable outcome, but we have sought some additional clarity. • Improvements in safe storage conditions for remote locations: Improved outcome. • Arms Fair permits: Reasonable, but we have sought some additional clarity around managing 20,000 visitors to an Arms Fair (SHOT Expo). • RSL display permits: Good outcome. • Requirements for security guards: Extension of training period for reaccreditation. • Approval of clubs & associations with peak bodies: Update to accredited bodies list. • Management of NSW firearms licenses when a government employee is expected to work away and temporarily ceases to be a resident of NSW: Good first step, but we have asked for it to include legitimate cases for non- government employees as well. • AVO of other jurisdictions: Error corrected.

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