Fireworks

[MANWHOR3]

Hey all you canberra people. I might be coming down to canberra in a few weeks and I was wondering if it is still legal to buy fireworks in the ACT?

I've heard mixed reports. Some say the rule has changed. Others say it's still legal. So what's the deal?

Also, does anyone know where some good shops are?

[GTS_DUY]

last year, you needed to be 18 with proof of ACT residency.

ideally, well illegally, you could get a friend or family member to buy them for you....

best place for em is mitchell, or out at fyshwick, i remember last year it was hard to find the "good shit", was pretty small and low-fun banter.

Edited January 23, 2006 by GTS_DUY

[MANWHOR3]

I am easily over 18. Proof of ACT residency is the problem.

I'm just wondering whether you can still buy em, coz someone told me that they've changed the law to ban them.

[leech_]

i thought it was actually better to say you where from NSW as in the ACT you need a permit ??? thats what i was told a few years back

[MANWHOR3]

I have no idea. Last time I was in Canberra, probably 3-4 years ago, I just walked into a store, asked the owner what was good and picked up a few nice bits and pieces.

I wasn't asked to show ID or permit or proof of residency or anything.

[Gus-]

from what i klnow you need a permit...and the only time a permit is available is queens b-day long weekend??

[Terminal]

It completely changed about 2 years ago. you used to need to be from interstate, as the only way they could sell them without a permit was a loophole they abused in federal law about exchange of goods between states.

now they've banned them completely except on a couple of weekends a year when you can buy them with an ACT residency, over 18 and some little 2 day permit you get from government shopfonts(i think). so if you're coming from interstate, i wouldn't hold my breath

[Amaru]

As Terminal said, you can no longer come into the ACT and buy fireworks. 99% of the shops are shut for most of the year anyway.

The only weekend it is easy to buy them, is the queens bday long weekend. Any other time of the year, you need a permit.

[Sinista32]

That van at the markets sold some incredible explosives