Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) A person must not shorten a firearm so as to convert it into a pistol unless a licence has been issued to the person authorising possession of the pistol.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
(2) A person must not, unless authorised to do so by a permit, alter the construction or action of a prohibited firearm so as to convert it into a firearm that is not a prohibited firearm.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.