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FIREARMS ACT 1997 - SECT 79

Discharge of firearms on certain land

    (1)     A person must not discharge a firearm on land unless:

        (a)     the person is the owner or occupier of the land;or

        (b)     the occupier of the land has consented, either expressly or impliedly, to the discharge of the firearm on the land; or

        (c)     the person is authorised by or under another law in force in the Territory to discharge the firearm on the land.

Maximum penalty:     50 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.

    (2)     The onus of proving a fact mentioned in subsection (1) lies on the person alleging it and the standard of proof is the balance of probability.



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