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Wildlife Act 1975
60APower to require production of firearms licence
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60A Power to require production of firearms licence
(1) An authorised officer who—
S. 60A(1)(a) amended by No. 9/2003 s. 16.
(a) has reasonable grounds for suspecting that—
(i) a person is in possession of a firearm; and
(ii) that the person intends to use the firearm for the purposes of hunting wildlife; and
(b) produces evidence of his or her identity to the person—
may demand that the person produce his or her licence under the **Firearms Act 1996** to possess, carry or use the firearm.
(2) A person to whom a demand is directed under subsection (1) must comply with that demand.
1. 30 penalty units.
S. 60B inserted by No. 87/1997