Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 4

Other legislation applies in relation to offences against this Act.

Note 1     Criminal Code

The Criminal Code

, ch 2 applies to the following offences against this Act (see Code, pt 2.1):

              •     offences against pt 7 (Firearms licences)

              •     offences against pt 10 (Permits to acquire firearms)

              •     offences against pt 11 (Registration of firearms and firearm users)

              •     s 180 (Offence—failing to comply with storage requirements)

              •     offences against pt 13 (Firearms dealers) (other than s 199 (1) to (3) and s 200)

              •     offences against pt 14 (Enforcement)

              •     offences against pt 15 (Offences) (other than s 221 to s 223, s 229 to s 236, s 239 to s 241, s 242 (2), s 250, s 251, s 253, s 254 and s 255 to s 257).

The Criminal Code

, ch 2 sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility (including burdens of proof and general defences), and defines terms used for offences to which the Code applies (eg "conduct", "intention", recklessness and strict liability ).

Note 2     Penalty units

The Legislation Act

, s 133 deals with the meaning of offence penalties that are expressed in penalty units.