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Weapons Act 1990
sec.62Modifying construction or action of firearms
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### sec.62 Modifying construction or action of firearms
A person must not, without reasonable excuse—
modify the construction or action of a firearm; or
possess a firearm the construction or action of which has been modified; or
acquire or sell a firearm the construction or action of which has been modified.
Maximum penalty—750 penalty units or 15 years imprisonment.
A person must not, without reasonable excuse, make operable a firearm that is required to be, and has been, made permanently inoperable under this Act.
Maximum penalty—750 penalty units or 15 years imprisonment.
s 62 ins 1996 No. 41 s 13
amd 2003 No. 37 s 35 ; 2011 No. 37 s 16 ; 2026 No. 4 s 70
(sec.62-ssec.1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse— modify the construction or action of a firearm; or possess a firearm the construction or action of which has been modified; or acquire or sell a firearm the construction or action of which has been modified. Maximum penalty—750 penalty units or 15 years imprisonment.
(sec.62-ssec.2) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, make operable a firearm that is required to be, and has been, made permanently inoperable under this Act. Maximum penalty—750 penalty units or 15 years imprisonment.
- (a) modify the construction or action of a firearm; or
- (b) possess a firearm the construction or action of which has been modified; or
- (c) acquire or sell a firearm the construction or action of which has been modified.