Firearms Act 1997
93DCourt may order forfeiture
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93D Court may order forfeiture (1) If the court is satisfied that the person in whose name the firearm to which the offence mentioned in section 93A relates is registered: (a) is implicated in the offence – the court may order that the firearm (and any ammunition in the possession of the person) is forfeited to the Territory; or (b) is not implicated in the offence – the court may not order the firearm to be forfeited but may order that it be returned to that person. (2) Subsection (1) applies to a firearm in the possession of a person mentioned in that subsection despite that the firearm is not registered in that person's name.