177Offence—unregistered firearms

177 Offence—unregistered firearms (1) A person must not dispose of or acquire— (a) a prohibited firearm that is not registered; or (b) any other firearm that is not registered. (a) for subsection (1) (a)—1000 penalty units, imprisonment for 10 years or both; or (b) for subsection (1) (b)—500 penalty units, imprisonment for 5 years or both. (2) A person must not possess or use— (a) a prohibited firearm that is not registered; or (b) any other firearm that is not registered. (a) for subsection (2) (a)—1 000 penalty units, imprisonment for 10 years or both; or (b) for subsection (2) (b)—500 penalty units, imprisonment for 5 years or both. (3) Subsection (1), to the extent that it creates an offence of disposing of a firearm that is not registered, and subsection (2), to the extent that it creates an offence of possessing a firearm that is not registered, do not apply in relation to the surrender of a firearm to a police officer. (4) Also, subsection (1), to the extent that it creates an offence of acquiring a firearm that is not registered, and subsection (2), to the extent that it creates an offence of possessing a firearm that is not registered, do not apply if— (a) the person is a licensed firearms dealer; and (b) the firearm is registered within the period prescribed by Offences—registration Division 11.5 (5) Also, subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a person if the person— (a) did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to have known, that the firearm was not registered; and (b) is not the owner of the firearm.