Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 153

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person's permit to acquire a firearm (the relevant firearm ) is suspended or cancelled; and

        (b)     the person intentionally or negligently fails to give the permit to a police officer—

              (i)     if the police officer is present and asks the person for the permit, and the person has the permit—immediately; or

              (ii)     if the permit is suspended by force of section 151 (Permits to acquire—automatic suspension and cancellation)—as soon as possible after the day the suspension of the person's relevant licence takes effect; or

              (iii)     if the permit is cancelled by force of section 151—as soon as possible after the day the cancellation of the person's relevant licence takes effect; or

              (iv)     if the permit is cancelled under section 152 (Permits to acquire—cancellation by registrar)—

    (A)     as soon as possible after the day the person is given notice of the cancellation; or

    (B)     if a longer time is stated in the notice—within the time stated in the notice.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.

    (2)     In this section:

"relevant licence", of a person, means the licence or permit that authorises the person to possess or use a firearm of the same kind as the relevant firearm.