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The Firearms Act outlines which reasons for holding a firearm licence it considers 'genuine' or lawful. These include:

• Sport/target shooting
• Hunting
• Primary production
• Professional hunting
• Handgun or clay target shooting (including licences held on behalf of juniors)
• Employment as a security and/or prison guard
• Official, commercial or prescribed purpose or for a purpose authorised by an Act or Regulation.

This overview of the firearm licence categories and activities (PDF) will help you understand the relationship between your genuine reason, the various permissible activities and firearm categories.