South Australian Current Acts

FIREARMS ACT 2015 - SECT 21

21—Surrender of firearms etc when licence cancelled, suspended etc

        (1)         If, under this Part or in prescribed circumstances, a person's firearms licence is cancelled or suspended or an application by a person for renewal of a firearms licence is refused, the person must surrender to the Registrar all firearms, firearm parts, sound moderators and ammunition owned by or in the possession of the person—

            (a)         if served personally with notice of the cancellation, suspension or refusal—immediately; or

            (b)         if served with notice of the cancellation, suspension or refusal by registered post—within 7 days of service of the notice.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         in the case of a firearm—$50 000 or imprisonment for 10 years;

            (b)         in the case of a firearm part, sound moderator or ammunition—$20 000 or imprisonment for 4 years.

        (2)         If the firearms that may be possessed or used by a licensee under a firearms licence are limited under section 20 then the licensee must—

            (a)         if served personally with notice of the variation of the licence, immediately surrender to the Registrar—

                  (i)         any firearm, possession or use of which is no longer authorised by the licence; and

                  (ii)         any associated firearm parts, sound moderators and ammunition,

owned by or in the possession of the person; or

            (b)         if served with notice of the variation of the licence by registered post, within 7 days of service of the notice, surrender to the Registrar—

                  (i)         any firearm, possession or use of which is no longer authorised by the licence; and

                  (ii)         any associated firearm parts, sound moderators or ammunition,

owned by or in the possession of the person.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         in the case of a firearm—$50 000 or imprisonment for 10 years;

            (b)         in the case of a firearm part, a sound moderator or ammunition—$20 000 or imprisonment for 4 years.

        (3)         A person who is required to surrender a firearm under this section must not use the firearm for any purpose before surrendering it in accordance with this section.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         in the case of a prescribed firearm or a category C, D or H firearm—$50 000 or imprisonment for 10 years;

            (b)         in the case of any other kind of firearm—$20 000 or imprisonment for 4 years.

        (4)         In this section—

"associated firearm part, sound moderator and ammunition" means any firearm part, sound moderator or ammunition that may be used in or in connection with a firearm, the possession or use of which is no longer authorised by the firearms licence, but does not include a firearm part, a sound moderator or ammunition that may be used in or in connection with a firearm, the possession or use of which continues to be authorised by the person's licence.