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FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 59A

Offence to manufacture firearms or to possess parts etc. for the purpose of manufacturing firearms

    (1)     A person must not manufacture a category A or B longarm or paintball marker unless that person does so under and in accordance with a licence issued under this Part.

Penalty:     600 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment.

    (2)     A person must not manufacture any firearm to which subsection (1) does not apply unless that person does so under and in accordance with a licence issued under this Part.

Penalty:     1200 penalty units or 10 years imprisonment.

S. 59A(3) inserted by No. 2/2018 s. 19(2).

    (3)     A person must not possess any firearm part for the purpose of manufacturing—

        (a)     a category A or category B longarm or a paintball marker; or

        (b)     any part for a category A or category B longarm or a paintball marker—

unless that person does so under and in accordance with a licence issued under this Part.

Penalty:     600 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment.

S. 59A(4) inserted by No. 2/2018 s. 19(2).

    (4)     A person must not possess any firearm part for the purpose of manufacturing—

        (a)     a firearm that is not a category A or category B longarm or a paintball marker; or

        (b)     any part for a firearm that is not a category A or category B longarm or a paintball marker—

unless that person does so under and in accordance with a licence issued under this Part.

Penalty:     1200 penalty units or 10 years imprisonment.

S. 59A(5) inserted by No. 2/2018 s. 19(2).

    (5)     A person must not possess any equipment for the purpose of manufacturing—

        (a)     a category A or category B longarm or a paintball marker; or

        (b)     any part for a category A or category B longarm or a paintball marker—

unless that person does so under and in accordance with a licence issued under this Part.

Penalty:     600 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment.

S. 59A(6) inserted by No. 2/2018 s. 19(2).

    (6)     A person must not possess any equipment for the purpose of manufacturing—

        (a)     a firearm that is not a category A or category B longarm or a paintball marker, or

        (b)     any part for a firearm that is not a category A or category B longarm or a paintball marker—

unless that person does so under and in accordance with a licence issued under this Part.

Penalty:     1200 penalty units or 10 years imprisonment.


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