Title: Firearms (Gel Blasters) VariationRegulations 2021
Subject: FirearmsAct 2015
Author: Office of Parliamentary Counsel
Last saved by: Armstrong, Shirley (AGD)
Category: public
Document comments: 41

No 41 of 2021 published in Gazette 15.4.2021 p 1180

Firearms (Gel Blasters) Variation Regulations 2021

Firearms (Gel Blasters) Variation Regulations 2021
Part 1—Preliminary

Firearms (Gel Blasters) Variation Regulations 2021
Preliminary—Part 1

Firearms (Gel Blasters) Variation Regulations 2021
Part 2—Variation of Firearms Regulations 2017

Firearms (Gel Blasters) Variation Regulations 2021
Variation of Firearms Regulations 2017—Part 2

South Australia
Firearms (Gel Blasters) Variation Regulations 2021
under the Firearms Act 2015

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1	Short title
2	Commencement
3	Variation provisions
Part 2—Variation of Firearms Regulations 2017
4	Variation of regulation 3—Interpretation
5	Insertion of regulation 3A
3A	Certain articles excluded from definition of ammunition
6	Variation of regulation 4—Certain devices declared to be firearms
7	Variation of regulation 5—Certain devices excluded from definition of firearm
8	Variation of regulation 7—Prescribed firearms
9	Insertion of regulation 8A
8A	Definition of paint‑ball firearm to include gel blasters

Part 1—Preliminary
1—Short title
These regulations may be cited as the Firearms (Gel Blasters) Variation Regulations 2021.
2—Commencement
These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.
3—Variation provisions
In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Firearms Regulations 2017
4—Variation of regulation 3—Interpretation
Regulation 3(1)—after the definition of firearms manufacturer insert:
gel ball means a hydrated superabsorbent polymer ball or other similar gel-like projectile designed to be fired or propelled from a gel blaster;
5—Insertion of regulation 3A
After regulation 3 insert:
3A—Certain articles excluded from definition of ammunition
Pursuant to paragraph (i) of the definition of ammunition in section 4(1) of the Act, gel balls are declared not to be ammunition.
6—Variation of regulation 4—Certain devices declared to be firearms
	(1)	Regulation 4(1)—delete subregulation (1) and substitute:
	(1)	Pursuant to paragraph (b) of the definition of firearm in section 4(1) of the Act, the following are declared to be firearms:
	(a)	a regulation imitation firearm;
	(b)	a gel blaster.
	(2)	Regulation 4(2)(b)—after "paint‑balls," insert:
 gel balls,
7—Variation of regulation 5—Certain devices excluded from definition of firearm
Regulation 5(2)—after paragraph (c) insert:
or
	(d)	a device that is a gel blaster.
8—Variation of regulation 7—Prescribed firearms
	(1)	Regulation 7(1)(c)—after "air guns" insert:
(other than paint‑ball firearms)
	(2)	Regulation 7(1)(e)—delete "400" and substitute:
160
	(3)	Regulation 7(2)—after "paint‑ball firearm" insert:
other than a gel blaster
9—Insertion of regulation 8A
After regulation 8 insert:
8A—Definition of paint‑ball firearm to include gel blasters
Pursuant to section 5(4) of the Act, the definitions prescribed by section 5 of the Act are amended as follows:
	(a)	Section 5(2)—after the definition of automatic firearm insert:
gel blaster means an air gun designed to fire or propel hydrated superabsorbent polymer balls or other similar gel-like projectiles by means of compressed air or other compressed gas and includes, without limitation, a device known as a gel blaster;
	(b)	Section 5(2), definition of paint‑ball firearm—after "paint‑balls" insert:
or a gel blaster
Note—
As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.
Made by the Governor's Deputy
with the advice and consent of the Executive Council
on 15 April 2021
No 41 of 2021