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FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 99F

Paintball employment restrictions, &c.

(1)  A registered paintball operator must not employ a person who assists, or enables, persons to participate in the activity of paintball, unless the person is the holder of a Category A firearms licence.
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 40 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.
(2)  A proscribed person must not apply for or accept employment that gives the proscribed person access to paintball firearms or paintball pellets.
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 40 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.
(3)  A registered paintball operator must not cause or allow a proscribed person to –
(a) act as an agent for the paintball business; or
(b) participate in the management of the paintball business.
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 40 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.
(4)  A proscribed person must not –
(a) act as an agent for a paintball business; or
(b) participate in the management of the paintball business.
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 40 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.
(5)  It is a defence in proceedings for an offence under subsection (1) or (3) if the defendant establishes that, on the day of the alleged offence, the defendant did not know, and could not reasonably have been expected to know, that the person to whom the alleged offence relates was not the holder of a Category A firearms licence or was a proscribed person, as the case may be.



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