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Firearms Act 1996
43Offence—unauthorised possession or use of firearms
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43 Offence—unauthorised possession or use of firearms
other than prohibited firearms
(a) possesses or uses—
(i) 10 or more firearms; or
(ii) 3 or more firearms, but less than 10 firearms; or
(iii) 1 or 2 firearms; and
(b) is not authorised by a licence or permit to possess or use each of
the firearms.
(a) for subsection (1) (a) (i)—imprisonment for 20 years; or
(b) for subsection (1) (a) (ii)—imprisonment for 7 years; or
(c) for subsection (1) (a) (iii)—imprisonment for 5 years.
use each of the firearms under 1 or more of the following sections:
s (1A) (see Criminal Code, s 59).
firearm does not include a prohibited firearm.