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(ii) if the applicant has a conviction for a
relevant offence as mentioned in
subparagraph (i)—to give the officer
details of the conviction and
information about the circumstances of
the offence or conviction, other than
details or information included in the
application; and
(bb) require the applicant—
(i) to confirm whether the applicant has
been charged with a relevant offence,
including a charge that has been
withdrawn, discharged or struck out;
and
(ii) if the applicant has been charged with a
relevant offence as mentioned in
subparagraph (i)—to give the officer
details of the charge and information
about the circumstances of the offence
or charge, other than details or
information included in the
application; and
(2) Section 14(1)(ba) to (g)—
renumber as section 14(1)(c) to (i).
(3) Section 14(3), after paragraph (a)—
insert—
(aa) fails to comply with a requirement under
subsection (1)(c) or (d); or
(4) Section 14(3)(b), ‘subsection (1)(c)’—
omit, insert—
subsection (1)(e)
(5) Section 14(3)(aa) to (c)—
renumber as section 14(3)(b) to (d).
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61 Amendment of s 15 (Authorised officer decides
application)
Section 15(5), ‘section 10B(1)(ca) or 10C(1)’—
omit, insert—
section 10B(1)(f) or 10C(1)(c)
62 Amendment of s 18 (Renewal of licences)
(1) Section 18(7), ‘section 10B(1)(ca) or 10C(1)’—
omit, insert—
section 10B(1)(f) or 10C(1)(c)
(2) Section 18(9), ‘(2)(c) to (g)’—
omit, insert—
(2)(c) to (h)
63 Amendment of s 28 (Suspension of licence by giving
suspension notice)
Section 28(4), ‘section 10B(1)(ca) or 10C(1)’—
omit, insert—
section 10B(1)(f) or 10C(1)(c)
64 Amendment of s 29 (Revocation of licence by giving
revocation notice)
(1) Section 29(1)(e), after ‘section 11’—
insert—
or prescribed by regulation for this paragraph
(2) Section 29(3), ‘section 10B(1)(ca) or 10C(1)’—
omit, insert—
section 10B(1)(f) or 10C(1)(c)
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65 Amendment of pt 4, hdg (Possession and use of
weapons)
Part 4, heading, after ‘weapons’—
insert—
and other things
66 Amendment of s 50 (Possession of weapons)
(1) Section 50(1), penalty, paragraph (a), ‘13 years
imprisonment’—
omit, insert—
1,000 penalty units or 20 years imprisonment
(2) Section 50(1), penalty, paragraph (b), ‘500 penalty units or 10
years imprisonment’—
omit, insert—
750 penalty units or 15 years imprisonment
(3) Section 50(1), penalty, paragraph (c)(i), ‘300 penalty units or
7 years imprisonment’—
omit, insert—
700 penalty units or 14 years imprisonment
(4) Section 50(1), penalty, paragraph (c)(ii), ‘200 penalty units or
4 years imprisonment’—
omit, insert—
500 penalty units or 10 years imprisonment
(5) Section 50(1), penalty, paragraph (c)(iii), ‘100 penalty units or
2 years imprisonment’—
omit, insert—
300 penalty units or 7 years imprisonment
(6) Section 50(1AA)(b) and note, after ‘order’—
insert—
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or a corresponding order
67 Amendment of s 50B (Unlawful supply of weapons)
(1) Section 50B(1), penalty, paragraph (a), ‘13 years
imprisonment’—
omit, insert—
1,000 penalty units or 20 years imprisonment
(2) Section 50B(1), penalty, paragraph (b), ‘500 penalty units or
10 years imprisonment’—
omit, insert—
750 penalty units or 15 years imprisonment
(3) Section 50B(1), penalty, paragraph (c)(i), ‘500 penalty units
or 10 years imprisonment’—
omit, insert—
750 penalty units or 15 years imprisonment
(4) Section 50B(1), penalty, paragraph (c)(ii), ‘300 penalty units
or 7 years imprisonment’—
omit, insert—
600 penalty units or 12 years imprisonment
(5) Section 50B(1), penalty, paragraph (c)(iii), ‘200 penalty units
or 4 years imprisonment’—
omit, insert—
500 penalty units or 10 years imprisonment
(6) Section 50B(4), ‘a Crown Law Officer’—
omit, insert—
the Attorney-General or the Director of Public
Prosecutions
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68 Insertion of new s 56A
After section 56—
insert—
56A Reckless discharge of weapon towards
building or vehicle
(1) A person must not, with reckless disregard for the
safety of any person, discharge a weapon towards
a building or vehicle.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for an offence that is a prescribed
offence—1,000 penalty units or 20 years
imprisonment; or
(b) otherwise—800 penalty units or 16 years
imprisonment.
(2) For subsection (1), it is irrelevant whether a
person’s safety was in fact endangered by the
discharging of the weapon.
(3) The Penalties and Sentences Act 1992, section
161Q also states a circumstance of aggravation
for an offence against this section.
(4) An indictment charging an offence against this
section with the circumstance of aggravation
stated in the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992,
section 161Q may not be presented without the
consent of the Attorney-General or the Director of
Public Prosecutions.
(5) In this section—
prescribed offence means—
(a) an offence against this section if, when the
offence was committed, the offender was a
participant in a criminal organisation; or
(b) an offence against this section that relates
to—
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(i) a building that is, or is on, a place of
religious worship; or
(ii) a vehicle that is in or on a place of
religious worship; or
(c) an offence against this section if the
offender was wholly or partially motivated
to commit the offence by hatred or serious
contempt for a person or group of persons
based on—
(i) in relation to a person—an attribute, or
presumed attribute, of the person
mentioned in the Criminal Code,
section 52B(1)(a); or
(ii) in relation to a group of persons—an
attribute mentioned in the Criminal
Code, section 52B(1)(b) that is shared,
or presumed to be shared, by the
members of the group.
weapon includes an antique firearm, longbow,
spear gun, slingshot or shanghai.
69 Amendment of s 61 (Shortening firearms)
Section 61, penalty, ‘200 penalty units or 4 years
imprisonment’—
omit, insert—
700 penalty units or 14 years imprisonment
70 Amendment of s 62 (Modifying construction or action of
firearms)
Section 62(1) and (2), penalty, ‘200 penalty units or 4 years
imprisonment’—
omit, insert—
750 penalty units or 15 years imprisonment
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71 Amendment of s 63 (Altering identification marks of
weapons)
Section 63, penalty, ‘200 penalty units or 4 years
imprisonment’—
omit, insert—
700 penalty units or 14 years imprisonment
72 Amendment of s 65 (Unlawful trafficking in weapons)
(1) Section 65(1), penalty—
omit, insert—
Minimum penalty—
(a) for an offence, committed by an adult,
relating to a category H or R weapon, if at
least 1 of the weapons that the offence
relates to is a firearm and the person does
not have a reasonable excuse for unlawfully
carrying on the business—5 years
imprisonment served wholly in a corrective
services facility; or
(b) for an offence, committed by an adult,
relating to a category A, B, C, D or E
weapon, a category M crossbow or
explosives, if at least 1 of the weapons that
the offence relates to is a firearm and the
person does not have a reasonable excuse
for unlawfully carrying on the
business—3 1/2 years imprisonment served
wholly in a corrective services facility.
Maximum penalty—life imprisonment.
(2) Section 65(2), ‘paragraph (c) or (d)’—
omit, insert—
paragraph (a) or (b)
(3) Section 65(4), ‘a Crown Law Officer’—
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omit, insert—
the Attorney-General or the Director of Public
Prosecutions
73 Amendment of s 67 (Possessing and acquiring restricted
items)
Section 67(2)(b) and note, after ‘order’—
insert—
or a corresponding order
74 Insertion of new ss 67A and 67B
After section 67—
insert—
67A Possession and distribution of blueprint
material for manufacture of firearms
(1) A person must not possess or distribute blueprint
material for the manufacture of a firearm on a 3D
printer or an electronic milling machine.
Maximum penalty—500 penalty units or 10 years
imprisonment.
(2) For subsection (1), a person does not possess
blueprint material merely because the person is
able to access the material on the internet.
67B Defences for offences against s 67A
(1) It is a defence to an offence against section 67A
for the person to prove that—
(a) the person did not know, and could not
reasonably be expected to have known, that
the person possessed or distributed the
blueprint material; or
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(b) the person possessed or distributed the
blueprint material for use for a lawful
purpose; or
Examples of possession or distribution for use for a
lawful purpose—
• a person who holds a licence that authorises
the person to manufacture a firearm possesses
blueprint material for the manufacture of the
firearm
• a person who holds a licence that authorises
the person to manufacture a firearm
distributes blueprint material for the
manufacture of the firearm to an employee
who is involved in manufacturing the firearm
(c) the person’s conduct in relation to the
blueprint material was of public benefit and
did not extend beyond what was of public
benefit.
(2) It is a defence to an offence against section 67A
relating to the possession of blueprint material for
the person to prove that—
(a) the material came into the person’s
possession unsolicited; and
(b) as soon as the person became aware of the
nature of the material, the person took
reasonable steps to ensure the person no
longer possessed the material.
(3) For subsection (1)(c)—
(a) conduct is of public benefit only if the
conduct is necessary for, or of assistance
in—
(i) enforcing or administering a law of a
State or the Commonwealth; or
(ii) monitoring compliance with, or
investigating a contravention of, a law
of a State or the Commonwealth; or
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(iii) the administration of justice; and
(b) the question of whether the person’s conduct
is of public benefit is a question of fact and
the person’s motive for engaging in the
conduct is irrelevant.
75 Amendment of s 69 (Armourers to be licensed)
(1) Section 69(1A), penalty, paragraph (a), ‘500 penalty units or
10 years imprisonment’—
omit, insert—
1,000 penalty units or 20 years imprisonment
(2) Section 69(1A), penalty, paragraph (b), ‘300 penalty units or 7
years imprisonment’—
omit, insert—
750 penalty units or 15 years imprisonment
(3) Section 69(1A), penalty, paragraph (c), ‘200 penalty units or 4
years imprisonment’—
omit, insert—
500 penalty units or 10 years imprisonment
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(1) Section 141D, definitions court and criminal history—
omit.
(2) Section 141D—
insert—
criminal history, of a person, means, despite the
Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act
1986, sections 5, 6, 8 and 9, all of the following—
(a) a conviction against the person for an
offence in Queensland or elsewhere,
including a conviction that is a spent
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conviction, a conviction that has not been
recorded or a conviction that has been
quashed or set aside;
(b) a charge made against the person for an
offence in Queensland or elsewhere,
including a charge that has been withdrawn,
discharged or struck out;
(c) information about the circumstances of—
(i) the offence; and
(ii) the conviction or charge.
(3) Section 141D, definition firearm prohibition order, ‘or
141H’—
omit.
77 Amendment of s 141E (Matters to consider for making
firearm prohibition orders—adults)
(1) Section 141E(1), (2) and (3), ‘or the court’—
omit.
(2) Section 141E(5), definition criminal organisation—
omit.
78 Amendment of s 141F (Matters to consider for making
firearm prohibition orders—children)
Section 141F, ‘or the court’—
omit.
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prohibition orders)
Section 141G(4), from ‘the period’ to ‘order.’—
omit, insert—
a period of—
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(a) if the individual is an adult—10 years; or
(b) if the individual is a child—5 years.
80 Omission of s 141H (Court may make firearm prohibition
orders)
Section 141H—
omit.
81 Amendment of s 141I (Content of firearm prohibition
orders)
(1) Section 141I, heading, ‘Content’—
omit, insert—
Form and content
(2) Section 141I, after ‘must’—
insert—
be in the approved form and
(3) Section 141I(f) and (g)—
omit, insert—
(f) that the individual has a right to have the
decision to make the order reviewed by
QCAT;
(g) how, and the period within which, the
individual may apply for the review;
(h) any other matter prescribed by regulation.
82 Amendment of s 141J (When firearm prohibition orders
take effect)
Section 141J, from ‘effect—’—
omit, insert—
effect when a police officer serves the order or a
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copy of the order on the individual under section
141P.
83 Amendment of s 141L (Further firearm prohibition orders
may be made)
(1) Section 141L(1), ‘or the court’—
omit.
(2) Section 141L(2) to (4)—
omit.
84 Omission of pt 5A, div 2, sdiv 3 (Applications to court for
firearm prohibition orders)
Part 5A, division 2, subdivision 3—
omit.
85 Amendment of s 141P (Personal service of firearm
prohibition orders)
Section 141P(1), from ‘individual—’—
omit, insert—
individual.
86 Amendment of s 141Q (Power to give directions to
facilitate personal service of firearm prohibition orders)
(1) Section 141Q(1)(a), from ‘individual—’—
omit, insert—
individual; and
(2) Section 141Q(2)(b) and (c), ‘stated period’—
omit, insert—
stated reasonable period
(3) Section 141Q—
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insert—
(2B) In deciding the reasonable period mentioned in
subsection (2)(b) or (c), the police officer—
(a) must have regard to the individual’s
location, circumstances and ability to
comply with the direction; and
(b) may have regard to—
(i) the extent to which it is necessary, in
the circumstances, to serve the firearm
prohibition order on the individual as a
matter of urgency; and
(ii) any other matter the police officer
considers relevant.
(2C) For subsection (2)(c) and (d), the stated police
station or place must be within a reasonable
distance of the individual’s current location,
having regard to the particular circumstances.
(4) Section 141Q(2A) to (3)—
renumber as section 141Q(3) to (6).
87 Omission of s 141R (Limits on directions)
Section 141R—
omit.
88 Replacement of s 141T (Offence warning)
Section 141T—
omit, insert—
141T Offence warning
(1) This section applies if—
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