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Crimes Act 1900
383Sale of knife to person under 16
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383 Sale of knife to person under 16
(1) A person shall not sell a knife to a person under 16 years old.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or
sell includes—
(a) barter or exchange; and
(b) offer or expose for sale, barter or exchange; and
(c) supply, or offer to supply, in circumstances in which the supplier
derives, or would derive, a direct or indirect pecuniary benefit;
and
(d) supply, or offer to supply, gratuitously but with a view to
gaining or maintaining custom, or otherwise with a view to
commercial gain.