SSAA NSW

Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (NSW) Inc. 21 Attendance FAQs In early January, the SSAA NSW offi ce will send out a courtesy letter to remind members of their obligations and that you have until 31 March 2017 to complete your attendances. Members using their SSAA membership 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 don't complete their required attendances to the NSW Firearms Registry. When do I need to complete my attendances? SSAA NSW's attendance year has been assigned by the NSW Firearms Registry as the 12-month period between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2017. You need to fulfi l your attendance requirements during this 12-month period. Where can I complete my range attendances? Your range attendance requirements can be fulfi lled at any NSW Firearms Registry approved range. When you attend a SSAA range to complete attendance requirements, a SSAA NSW Attendance Book will be supplied at the range to record your attendance. It's important to complete the attendance receipt clearly and correctly; if a membership number is incorrect or absent the attendance won't be registered. Wherever an attendance is completed, it's important you always retain your attendance receipts as proof of attendance. I have completed my attendances at another approved club, do I need to notify SSAA NSW? Yes, if you complete an attendance at a non-SSAA range, you must forward a copy of the attendance receipt or a letter from the club stating you've attended to the SSAA NSW Offi ce. This attendance can then be included in your attendance count. I'm 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'll adjust your membership record and cease reporting on those genuine reasons indicated in your correspondence. I'll be unable to meet the attendance requirements because of Illness, overseas or interstate travel or work commitments or other exceptional circumstances? If you're unable to attend for a signifi cant portion of the 12 months ending 31 March 2017 for one or more of the above reasons, you should obtain documents that support your circumstances. 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. I'm licensed for recreational hunting/vermin control, I'm a SSAA member and I have a letter of permission. Do I need to complete the 2 club attendances? If you have a letter of permission submitted to the Firearms Registry as proof of genuine reason for your Firearms Licence you're not required to complete the attendances. This also applies if you have your own property or a R-Licence which has been registered as support. Please note: if you're also licensed for target and/or collecting you'll still be required to fulfi l attendances for those categories. How do I change the genuine reasons and/or the support registered on my licence? You need to contact the NSW Firearms Registry on 1300 362 562 to discuss making changes to your Firearms Licence. You must also notify the SSAA National Membership Offi ce of these changes in writing by email to mem@ssaa.org.au or post to PO Box 282, Plumpton NSW 2761. Do I have to complete attendances under a Minors Permit? No, Minors Permit holders aren't required to complete attendances. Only adults (18 years and over) who possess a Firearms Licence are required to complete the appropriate attendances. If you have any questions, please contact the SSAA NSW offi ce on Tel 02 8889 0400 or email attendances@ssaa.nsw.ssaa.org

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