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Firearms Community Advisory Forum
New Zealand Police has established a Firearms Community Advisory Forum to act in a consultative and advisory capacity to Police.
The purpose of the Forum is to:
- provide a formal mechanism for representatives from the firearms community to input to the Police on policy relating to the Arms Act 1983 or the Arms Regulations 1992; and
- review and make recommendations for consideration by Police on firearms-related matters.
Membership of the Forum comprises both Police employees and non-Police employees. The non-Police members were selected for their:
- broad skills, knowledge and understanding of firearms and issues/legislation relating to firearms
- relevant practical experience and networks within the firearms community
- ability to represent a diversity of perspectives within the firearms community
- personal attributes and ability to work constructively with, and make a contribution to the Forum
- being a representative of an incorporated group (who can represent the views of the group rather than their individual view).
FCAF members represent the following groups and organisations.
- Council of Licensed Firearm Owners Inc.
- National Rifle Association of NZ
- New Zealand Service Rifle Association
- New Zealand Deerstalkers’ Association
- Pistol New Zealand
- Federated Farmers of NZ
- Rural Women of New Zealand
- Firearms Safety Council of Aotearoa
- Dealer Representative
- Retail Representative
- Whakatüpato Representative
- Fish and Game NZ
- Professional Guides Association
- Game Animal Council
- Handloaders Association
- New Zealand Clay Target Association (NZCTA)
Forum meetings will only take place when Police is dealing with specific policy issues relating to the administration of the Arms Act. Police anticipates the Forum will meet one or two times a year.
Minutes from Forum meetings will be published on this website. Any recommendations the Forum makes will also be published. As the Forum is a consultative and advisory body, any recommendations will be considered by Police but they will not be binding.
- Firearms Community Advisory Forum Minutes - March 2022 (PDF, 209KB)
- Firearms Community Advisory Forum Minutes - December 2021 (PDF, 261KB)
- Firearms Community Advisory Forum Minutes - July 2021 (PDF, 224KB)
- Firearms Community Advisory Forum Minutes - April 2021 (PDF, 282KB)
- Firearms Community Advisory Forum Minutes - December 2020 (PDF, 273KB)
- Firearms Community Advisory Forum Minutes - July 2020 (PDF, 316KB)
- Firearms Community Advisory Forum Minutes - April 2020 (cancelled) (PDF, 73KB)
- Draft Firearms Community Advisory Forum Minutes - December 2019 (PDF, 217KB)
- Firearms Community Advisory Forum Minutes - July 2019 (PDF, 104KB)
- Firearms Community Advisory Forum Minutes - March 2019 (PDF, 564KB)
- Firearms Community Advisory Forum Minutes - December 2018 (PDF, 105KB)
- Firearms Community Advisory Forum Minutes - July 2018 (PDF, 112KB)
- Firearms Community Advisory Forum Minutes - March 2018 (PDF, 97KB)
- Firearms Community Advisory Forum Minutes - December 2017 (PDF, 146KB)
- Firearms Community Advisory Forum Minutes - August 2017 (PDF, 113KB)
- Firearms Community Advisory Forum Summary - August 2017 (PDF, 85KB)
- Firearms Community Advisory Forum Ground Rules (PDF, 38KB)
- Firearms Community Advisory Forum Minutes - April 2017 (PDF, 149KB)
- Firearms Community Advisory Forum Minutes Summary - April 2017 (PDF, 74KB)
- Firearms Community Advisory Forum Minutes - December 2016 (PDF, 117KB)
- Firearms Community Advisory Forum Minutes - August 2016 (PDF, 382KB)
- Firearms Community Advisory Forum Minutes Summary - August 2016 (PDF, 246KB)
- Firearms Community Advisory Quarterly Report - June 2016 (PDF, 81KB)
- Firearms Community Advisory Forum Minutes - May 2016 (PDF, 165KB)
- Firearms Community Advisory Forum Summary - May 2016 (PDF, 122KB)
- Firearms Community Advisory Forum Summary - July 2015 (PDF, 119KB)
- Firearms Community Advisory Forum Minutes - December 2015 (PDF, 188KB)
- Firearms Community Advisory Forum Summary - December 2015 (PDF, 149KB)
- Communications Plan - Firearms Community Advisory Forum - December 2015 (PDF, 150KB)
- Firearms Community Advisory Forum Minutes - December 2014 (PDF, 37KB)
- Firearms Community Advisory Forum Minutes - June 2014 (PDF, 50KB)