Telephone
0429 701 586
Postal address
Department of Justice and Community Safety
GPO Box 4356
GPO Box 4356
Melbourne
VIC
3001
Information on how to lodge an appeal with the Firearms Appeals Committee
The Firearms Appeals Committee is a statutory appeals body, independent of government, established under Part 9 of the Firearms Act 1996 (External link).
The function of the committee is to review certain decisions of the Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police to:
- cancel firearm licences
- refuse firearm licence applications
- impose certain conditions on firearm licences.
The committee consists of up to 15 members, who are appointed by the Governor in Council. The members of the committee are made up of legal representatives, firearm industry representatives and representatives nominated by the Minister for Police. Committee members are appointed for three year terms. The department acts as Secretariat to the committee.