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FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 71

Misuse of licences and permits

71 Misuse of licences and permits

(cf 1989 Act s 46)
A person must not--

(a) falsely represent himself or herself to be the holder of a licence or permit (whether or not it is in force), or
(c) give possession of a licence or permit to another person for the purpose of using it unlawfully, or
(d) steal a licence or permit, or
(e) knowingly have possession of a forged, fraudulently altered, borrowed or stolen licence or permit.
: Maximum penalty--50 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.
Note : Parts 5 and 5A of the Crimes Act 1900 contain offences relating to making, using and possessing false documents and the production of false and misleading documents.



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