S. 112(1) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 63.5).
(1) If a permit to acquire is surrendered or cancelled, the person to whom it was issued must immediately surrender to a police officer—
(a) the permit; and
(b) any firearm acquired under the permit.
Penalty: 60 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment.
(2) Despite the surrender or seizure of a firearm under this section, the person who has surrendered the firearm or from whom the firearm has been seized continues to be the owner of the firearm.
S. 112(3) amended by No. 26/1997 s. 25.
(3) If the permit of a person who has surrendered a firearm or from whom a firearm has been seized, is cancelled, that person must dispose of the firearm to a licensed firearms dealer within 28 days of the cancellation of the permit.
Penalty: 60 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment.
Pt 4A (Headings and ss 112A– 112U) inserted by No. 2/2018 s. 22.
Part 4A—Firearm prohibition orders
Division 1—Definitions
S. 112A inserted by No. 2/2018 s. 22.