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Firearms Act 1996
229Use of mail for sending firearms
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229 Use of mail for sending firearms
(1) This section is subject to section 230.
(2) A person must not send a firearm by mail to an address in the ACT.
(3) A person must not receive a firearm by mail at an address in the ACT.
(4) A person must not direct or request another person, whether the other
person is within or outside the ACT when the request is made, to send
a firearm by mail to an address in the ACT, whether or not the request
is made in writing or in connection with the purchase by the person
of the firearm.
(5) A person must not contravene subsection (2), (3) or (4).
(6) A person is taken to have made such a request if the person accepts
an offer made by another person within or outside the ACT to forward
a firearm by mail to an address within the ACT.
(7) It is a defence to a prosecution against subsection (3) if the defendant
proves that the firearm was sent to the defendant without their
knowledge or approval.
(8) In this section:
firearm includes a firearm part.