SSAA NSW

10 Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (NSW) Inc. Attendance FAQs The SSAA NSW Offi ce has sent out a courtesy reminder letter to remind members of their obligations and that they have until 31 March 2016 to complete their attendances. The information used to compile this letter is based on the Attendance Book data submitted to the SSAA NSW Offi ce by Branches and Clubs using these books and may have since been updated. Members using their membership of SSAA to satisfy their genuine reason are required to complete mandatory range attendances. This is a legal requirement for Firearms Licence holders set out in the Firearms Regulation 2006. It's not a SSAA requirement. However, SSAA NSW is required by law to report those members who do not complete their required attendances to the NSW Firearms Registry. Where can I complete my range attendances? Your range attendance requirements can be fulfi lled at any NSW Firearms Registry Approved Range. When a member attends a SSAA range to complete their attendance requirements, a SSAA NSW Attendance Book will be supplied at the range to record your attendance. It is important that members complete the attendance receipt clearly and correctly, if a membership number is incorrect or absent the attendance will not be registered. Wherever an attendance is completed, it is important that members always retain their attendance receipts as proof of attendance. I have completed my attendances at another approved club, do I need to notify SSAA NSW of this? Yes, if a member completes an attendance at a non-SSAA range, they must forward a copy of the attendance receipt or a letter from the club stating they have attended to the SSAA NSW Offi ce. This attendance can then be included in their attendance count. I am a member of another club approved for target shooting, hunting and/or collecting and it reports on my attendances, what do I do? Please notify us in writing that another approved club reports on your longarms attendances, noting which of your genuine reasons (target shooting, hunting or collecting) it reports on. We will adjust your membership record and cease to report on those genuine reasons indicated in your correspondence. I will be unable to meet the attendance requirements before 31 March 2016 because of Illness, overseas or interstate travel or work commitments or other exceptional circumstances? If you are unable to attend for a signifi cant portion of the 12 months ending 31 March 2016 for one or more of the above reasons, you should obtain documents that will support your circumstance. Do not send the documentation to SSAA NSW but retain it as the NSW Firearms Registry may request a written explanation of your non-attendance. Do I have to complete attendances under a Minors Permit? No, Minors Permit holders are not required to complete attendances. Only adults (18 years and over) who possess a Firearms Licence are required to complete the appropriate attendances. I am licenced for recreational hunting/vermin control and I am a member of SSAA, do I need to complete the two club attendances? There are a number of ways you can support your Recreational Hunting/Vermin Control genuine reason. It can be supported by club membership which requires the completion of two club approved activities or range attendances a year. If you are using SSAA membership to support and report for you, your membership activity should be listed as Hunting (H). However, if you have a letter of permission from a landholder which has been submitted to the Firearms Registry as proof of genuine reason for your Firearms Licence you are not required to complete the attendances. This also applies if you have your own property or an R-Licence which has been registered as support for your licence. These other means of support must be registered with Firearms Registry. If you are using one of these other means of support, your SSAA membership activity should be listed as Hunting Other (O) and therefore you will not be required to complete the two hunting attendances a year. To make this change with SSAA you must notify the National Membership Offi ce in writing to mem@ssaa.org.au or by post to PO Box 282 PLUMPTON 2761. Please note: if you are also licenced for Target and/or Collecting you will still be required to fulfi l the attendances for these categories. If you need more information, please contact the SSAA NSW Offi ce by email at attendances@ssaa.nsw.ssaa.org.

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