Queensland Numbered Acts

CORRECTIVE SERVICES AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2020 - SECT 63

63 Replacement of s 168B (Amnesty declaration)

Section 168B —
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168B Amnesty for firearms and prescribed things in particular circumstances

(1) A person who unlawfully possesses a firearm or a prescribed thing can not be prosecuted for an offence against this Act for possession of the firearm or prescribed thing if—

(a) the person is taking the firearm or prescribed thing directly to, or has the firearm or prescribed thing at—

(i) an approved licensed dealer for the purpose of the dealer disposing of or otherwise dealing with it; or

(ii) a police station for the purpose of surrendering it to a police officer; and

(b) the person complies with any conditions prescribed by regulation for the taking of the firearm or prescribed thing to the approved licensed dealer or police station.

(2) Subsections (3) and (4) apply if the person—

(a) takes the firearm or prescribed thing to an approved licensed dealer under subsection (1)(a)(i); and

(b) does not provide the approved licensed dealer with the particulars as required under section 73(a).

(3) Section 73 does not apply to the approved licensed dealer.

(4) The approved licensed dealer must surrender the firearm or prescribed thing to a police officer.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

(5) The commissioner may approve a licensed dealer for this section.

(6) The commissioner must publish the names of the approved licensed dealers on the QPS website.

(7) In this section—

"approved licensed dealer" means a licensed dealer approved by the commissioner under subsection (5).

"prescribed thing" means—

(a) a magazine for a weapon; or

(b) a category R weapon that is not a firearm; or

(c) another thing prescribed by regulation.