61Manufacture of firearms

61 Manufacture of firearms (1) A person must not manufacture a firearm unless the person is authorised to manufacture the firearm by a licence or permit. Maximum penalty: 2 000 penalty units or imprisonment for 10 years or, if the offence relates to a 1 000 penalty units or imprisonment for (2) A person must not manufacture a prohibited firearm or pistol unless the person is authorised to manufacture the prohibited firearm or pistol by a licence or permit. Maximum penalty: 3 000 penalty units or imprisonment for 15 years. (3) Without limiting subsection (1) or (2), those subsections apply to a person regardless of whether the firearm concerned was manufactured in the course of carrying on a business.

Firearms Act 1997 85 manufacture, of a firearm, includes assembly of a firearm from firearm parts.