Firearms Act 1997
63ATrafficking in firearms
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63A Trafficking in firearms (1) A person who contravenes section 63 (other than subsection (3) or (4)) on 3 or more separate occasions during any period of 30 consecutive days is guilty of an offence of trafficking. imprisonment for 10 years or, if the offence relates to a category A firearm or category B firearm, imprisonment for 5 years. 2 500 penalty units or, if the offence relates firearm, 1 250 penalty units. (2) A person who contravenes section 63 (other than subsection (3) or (4)) on 3 or more separate occasions where a firearm involved in any of the offences is a prohibited firearm is guilty of an offence of aggravated trafficking. imprisonment for 15 years. 3 750 penalty units.
Firearms Act 1997 89 (3) A person who contravenes section 63 (other than subsection (3) or (4)) on 3 or more separate occasions where a firearm involved in each of the offences is a prohibited firearm is guilty of an offence of trafficking in prohibited firearms. imprisonment for 20 years. 5 000 penalty units. (4) If a person is found guilty of an offence under subsection (1), (2) or (3), he or she is liable to the punishment under that subsection but not to separate or additional punishment for any of the offences that constituted the trafficking offence. (5) If a person is found not guilty of a trafficking offence under subsection (1), (2) or (3), he or she remains liable to punishment for any of the constituent offences that were alleged to have comprised the trafficking offence and can be found guilty of any of those constituent offences as an alternative verdict to the trafficking offence, even if the person was not charged with any of the constituent offences.