Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 176

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person's registration as a user is cancelled under section 175; and

        (b)     the person does not, within 7 days after the day the registration is cancelled, tell the registrar in writing about the reason for the cancellation.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

    (2)     The holder of a composite entity licence commits an offence if—

        (a)     a person who is an employee of the entity is a registered user of a firearm of which the entity is the registered owner; and

        (b)     the person stops being employed by the entity; and

        (c)     the entity does not, within 7 days after the day the person stops being employed by the entity, tell the registrar in writing about the end of the employment.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

    (3)     A licensed firearms dealer commits an offence if—

        (a)     a person who is an employee of the dealer is a registered user of a firearm of which the dealer is the registered owner; and

        (b)     the person stops being employed by the dealer; and

        (c)     the dealer does not, within 7 days after the day the person stops being employed by the dealer, tell the registrar in writing about the end of the employment.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.