Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

FIREARMS (PROHIBITED PISTOLS) AMENDMENT ACT 2003 (NO. 31 OF 2003) - SECT 7

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16     Unauthorised possession or use of firearms prohibited

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person possesses or uses a firearm; and

        (b)     the person is not authorised by a licence or permit, or this Act, to possess or use the firearm.

Maximum penalty:

        (a)     for the possession or use of a prohibited firearm or prohibited pistol—200 penalty units, imprisonment for 2 years or both; and

        (b)     for the possession or use of any other firearm—100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.

Example of unauthorised possession or use of firearm

A person possesses or uses a firearm for a purpose other than the purpose established by the person as the genuine reason for possessing or using the firearm.

Note 1     A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including regulations (see Legislation Act, s 104).

Note 2     An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).

    (2)     Without limiting subsection (1), a person who is a licence holder is taken to possess or use a firearm in contravention of the subsection if the person contravenes a condition of the person's licence.