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FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 221

Discharge etc of firearm—public places etc

    (1)     A person must not, without reasonable excuse—

        (a)     have a firearm in his or her possession in or near a street or public place; or

        (b)     discharge a firearm in, near or onto a street or public place;

except with the written approval of the registrar.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.

    (2)     A person must not, without reasonable excuse, have a firearm in his or her possession in a place (other than a street or public place) so as to endanger the life of another person.

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



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