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FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 134

Handing over firearm

(1)  A police officer may require a person the police officer reasonably believes has possession of a firearm, whether or not loaded, in a public place or a vehicle in a public place, to hand the firearm to the police officer for examination.
(2)  For the purpose of subsection (1) , a police officer may require a person driving or in control of a vehicle to stop the vehicle.
(3)  A person must comply with a requirement under this section.
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both.



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