16   Sporting permit

(1)  The Commissioner may, on application by a person, issue a prohibited weapons—sporting permit that authorises the person to possess and use a prohibited weapon to which the permit relates for the purposes of training or competing in a sport or recreation specified in the permit.

(2)  The Commissioner must not issue a prohibited weapons—sporting permit unless the applicant produces evidence from an approved sporting organisation that verifies, to the Commissioner’s satisfaction, that the applicant needs to possess and use the prohibited weapon for which the permit is sought because the applicant’s ranking in the sport or recreation concerned requires the applicant to use the prohibited weapon to train or compete in the sport or recreation.