Firearms Act 1996
42Offence—unauthorised possession or use of prohibited
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42 Offence—unauthorised possession or use of prohibited (a) possesses or uses— (i) 10 or more prohibited firearms; or (ii) 3 or more prohibited firearms, but less than 10 prohibited firearms; or (iii) 1 or 2 prohibited firearms; and (b) is not authorised by a licence or permit to possess or use each of the prohibited firearms. (a) for paragraph (a) (i)—imprisonment for 20 years; or (b) for paragraph (a) (ii)—imprisonment for 14 years; or (c) for paragraph (a) (iii)—imprisonment for 10 years. use each of the prohibited firearms under 1 or more of the following
Requirement for licence etc Division 7.1 s (2) (see Criminal Code, s 59).