Masterpiece Megatron MP-05 (MP-5)
New South Wales, Australia
For residents of New South Wales, Australia, follow this simple checklist to get your Megatron MP-05. For other States and Territories, please contact your Firearms Registry or Police Ministry. If you need any help with them, please do not hesitate to contact us.
□ Join the Megatron Club Inc. Download your application form here.
□ Complete Firearms Permit Form P634
o Read the fact sheet here.
□ Provide evidence that you are a current member of a weapon collectors’ club. You will receive this letter in your membership pack which we will send you after you apply.
□ Provide a statement demonstrating that your collection has a genuine commemorative, historical, thematic or financial value and that Megatron is required as part of that collection. Download a pro-forma statement here.
□ Provide a description of your safe storage arrangements detailing how Megatron will be stored to prevent unauthorised access.
o Fact Sheet for safe storage requirements.
o Pro-forma description for you to complete.
□ Send your completed documents to:
NSW Police Force
Firearms Registry
Locked Bag 1
Murwillumbah NSW 2484
□ If approved, you will receive your permit. The Firearms Registry should then send a copy of the B709A permit to Customs directly, and you will receive the original in the mail.
□ You then need to go to arrange a time to go to Customs to pick up your item. You should receive a letter in the mail about this. The address of the Customs Store is:
Unit 1/198-222 Young Street, WATERLOO NSW
Once there, provide them with the original B709A Permit, sign a release form and he is all yours!
□ If you have any trouble, contact the Firearms Registry as follows:
Permits Officer
NSW Firearms Registry
PH: 1300 362 562
FAX: 02 66 709813
permits@police.nsw.gov.au
□ You can also contact Customs as follows:
Customs Information and Support Centre
Ph: 1300 363 263
information@customs.gov.au
JUSTITOYS MP05 Accessory Kit: There has been no problem importing this item into NSW. We cannot confirm whether it is legal to own this accessory kit in NSW.
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8 October 2007
NSW Firearms Registry releases information for collectors.
Letter from the Firearms Registry - click here.
Note the fee exemption for the permit. This saves us $127.00!
Supplementary Instructions for collectors - click here.
P638 form - click here.
Safe storage requirements - click here.
In summary, the safe storage requirements are as follows:
"RECOMMENDED LEVEL 3 SAFE STORAGE FOR PROHIBITED FIREARMS / WEAPONS
This should not be too much for collectors, being a secure room with a grille on the window. I was doing this anyway as a security measure for my collection. However, you are prohibited from displaying Megatron outside that room.
Update on collectors' club
The club is near completion! I have almost finished the rules of association and will be posting details on how to join shortly. I will then be able to supply the necessary confirmation to the Firearms Registry that you are a member of the collectors' club.
Please stay tuned for detailed instructions on what to do including a simple checklist.
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Announcement on 25 September 2007 by NSW Police Minister David Campbell. Click here
I am setting up a collector's club which will be open for collectors to join, and thereby fulfil one of the requirements for owning Masterpiece Megatron. To quote the Minister, the requirements are as follows:
· Undergoing a criminal and probity check;
· Providing a genuine reason for ownership of the toy;
· Providing proof of membership to a collector’s club; and
· Abiding by safe storage, surrender and disposal requirements.
The criminal and probity check is a Firearms Registry requirement, and usually done by local police.
A genuine reason for ownership of the toy is that a person is a collector of Transformers.
Proof of membership of a collector's club will be part of what I will provide in the club.
Safe storage includes a locked cabinet. I recommend the following:
I will update this site as the club progresses with more details on how to join.
Thanks for your support!
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I had a meeting at the NSW Police Ministry on 12 September 2007. Here is my report:
Legal Importation and Possession of Masterpiece Megatron MP-05
Here are the letters I have sent off on 17/05/2007:
1. Philip Ruddock (Attorney-General)
2. Ken Moroney (NSW Police Commissioner)
3. David Johnston (Minister for Customs)
Here are the replies:
1. Reply from Attorney-General 7 June 2007
2. Reply from NSW Police Firearms Registry 5 June 2007
3. Reply from Senator David Johnston 15 June 2007
I have since written to Mr David Campbell, Minister for Police (NSW):
I was served with the application for my Court appearance on 6 August 2007:
Petition - e-mail me to join the petition in support of releasing Megatron!
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