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Schedule 7 — Prescribed offences and modified penalties
[r. 299]
Division 1 — Offences under Act
| Offence under the Act | | Modified penalty | | s. 39(6) | Charging fee for hunting permission | $1 000 | | s. 131 | Failing to notify that person ceased to be eligible to be responsible person | $1 000 | | s. 197(1) | Failing to notify of disqualifying event | $400 | | s. 208 | Failing to possess and produce licence card | $400 | | s. 210 | Parting with possession of licence card for use by another person; using licence card of another person; fraudulently obtaining, possessing or using licence card | $1 000 | | s. 211(2) | Failing to surrender physical licence card | $400 | | s. 332 | Failing to notify of new address | $1 000 | | s. 362(4) | Failing to comply with requirement of police officer under s. 362 of the Act | $1 000 | | s. 363(4) | Failing to comply with compliance direction | $10 000 | | s. 371 | Misleading or attempting to mislead police officer | $1 000 | | s. 376(1) | Failing to notify when person ceases to be member of approved society of firearm collectors | $1 000 | | s. 389(1) | Advertising the sale of firearm or related thing without required particulars | $1 000 | | s. 390(1) | Advertising the sale of firearm or related thing under Trade Licence without required particulars | $1 000 | | s. 391 | Advertising the sale of prohibited accessory | $1 000 | | s. 392(1) | Sending firearm or related thing by post not in accordance with requirements | $1 000 |
Division 2 — Offences under regulations
| Offence under these regulations | | Modified penalty | | r. 37(2) | Failing to notify when person ceases to be authorised person within 28 days | $400 | | r. 39 | Failing to notify when hunting permission revoked within 28 days | $400 | | r. 41(2) | Failing to comply with order given under r. 41(1) | $400 | | r. 48(2) | Licensee under Business Licence failing to record particular information about withdrawal of business firearm, major firearm part of business firearm or ammunition from compliant storage | $1 000 | | r. 48(3) | Licensee under Business Licence failing to keep information recorded under r. 48(2) for period of 5 years | $1 000 | | r. 48(4) | Licensee under Business Licence failing to record information about return of business firearm, major firearm part of business firearm or ammunition to compliant storage | $1 000 | | r. 48(5) | Licensee under Business Licence failing to keep information recorded under r. 48(4) for period of 5 years | $1 000 | | r. 55(2) | Course provider failing to give authorised person document confirming person completed training course | $400 | | r. 55(4) | Authorised person failing to keep document received under r. 55(2) for period of 3 years | $400 | | r. 55(5) | Authorised person failing to give the licensee under Security Agent Business Licence document received under r. 55(2) within 28 days | $400 | | r. 55(6) | Licensee under Security Agent Business Licence failing to keep document received from authorised person under r. 55(5) for 3 years | $400 | | r. 71(1) | Licensee under Paintball Business Licence failing to record information about paintball game | $400 | | r. 71(2) | Licensee under Paintball Business Licence failing to keep information recorded under r. 71(1) for period of 5 years | $400 | | r. 81(2) | Licensee under Professional Shooter Business Licence failing to record information about shooting activity | $400 | | r. 81(3) | Licensee under Professional Shooter Business Licence failing to keep information recorded under r. 81(2) for period of 5 years | $400 | | r. 128(1) | Licensee under Collector Licence failing to record information about ammunition | $1 000 | | r. 128(2) | Licensee under Collector Licence failing to keep information recorded under r. 128(1) for required period | $1 000 | | r. 130(1) | Approved society of firearm collectors failing to record information about its members | $400 | | r. 130(2) | Approved society of firearm collectors failing to keep information recorded under r. 130(1) for the required period | $400 | | r. 148(1) | Licensed firearm club failing to record and keep information about its current members | $400 | | r. 157(2) | Licensee under Range Licence failing to report required information for visitor who attends licensed firearm range within 7 days | $400 | | r. 164(2) | Interfering with particular items that are part of, or contribute to the safe operation of, shooting gallery | $1 000 | | r. 165(1) | Licensee under Range Licence for shooting gallery failing to report location and name of event for which shooting gallery is being operated | $400 | | r. 165(2) | Licensee under Range Licence for shooting gallery failing to report required details for each authorised person for licence who supervised person using range firearm within 28 days | $400 | | r. 181(1) | Trade Licensee failing to report required information for relevant item within 7 days after accepting possession of firearm or related thing | $1 000 | | r. 182(1) | Licensee under Firearm Manufacture Licence failing to report particular information within 7 days after relevant item manufactured | $1 000 | | r. 183(1) | Licensee under Trade Licence failing to report required information for relevant item within 7 days after day on which possession of relevant item ceases | $1 000 | | r. 184(3) | Licensee under Trade Licence failing to report required information for relevant item within 7 days after day on which trade activity occurs | $1 000 | | r. 185(1) | Licensee under Trade Licence failing to record information about firearm technology in licensee’s possession | $1 000 | | r. 185(4) | Licensee under Trade Licence failing to keep information recorded under r. 185(1) for 5 years | $1 000 | | r. 186(1) | Licensee under Trade Licence failing to report information after giving firearm technology to person | $1 000 | | r. 209(2) | Licensee under Government Entity Licence failing to record information about withdrawal of firearm or related thing from compliant storage | $1 000 | | r. 209(3) | Licensee under Government Entity Licence failing to keep information recorded under r. 209(2) for 5 years | $1 000 | | r. 209(4) | Licensee under Government Entity Licence failing to record information about return of firearm or related thing to compliant storage | $1 000 | | r. 209(5) | Licensee under Government Entity Licence failing to keep information recorded under r. 209(4) for 5 years | $1 000 | | r. 238(1) | Holder of licence or permit failing to report safety incident within 14 days after day on which incident occurs | $1 000 | | r. 239(1) | Holder of licence or permit failing to report that firearm will be taken out of the State before it is taken out of the State | $1 000 | | r. 240(2) | Holder of firearm authority failing to notify change in personal particulars of firearm authority within 14 days of the change | $1 000 | | r. 240(4) | Holder of licence or permit failing to notify change in place where firearm stored as soon as practicable | $1 000 | | r. 242 | Licensee failing to keep declaration obtained under r. 241(2) for 5 years | $400 | | r. 244 | Approved firearms trainer failing to keep declaration obtained under r. 243(2) for 5 years | $400 | | r. 245(2) | Licensee failing to record particular information about trainee’s participation in firearm safety training course | $400 | | r. 245(3) | Licensee failing to keep information recorded under r. 245(2) for 5 years | $400 | | r. 246(1) | Training provider failing to record particular information about trainee’s participation in all or part of firearm safety training course | $400 | | r. 246(2) | Training provider failing to keep information recorded under r. 246(1) for 5 years | $400 | | r. 253(4) | Failing to comply with requirement under r. 253 in specified manner and within specified time | $400 | | r. 283(4) | Failing to comply with written notice received under r. 283(2) | $400 | | r. 284 | Storing firearm in shared compliant storage in non‑compliance with r. 284 | $1 000 | | r. 289(1) | Person other than licensee under Firearms Dealer Licence sending firearm or related thing by post | $1 000 | | r. 294(4) | Failing to report in accordance with r. 294(4) | $400 | | r. 305(4) | Failing to return original card to employee of Department within 14 days | $400 |