South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts34—Restriction on quantity and possession of certain ammunition
(1) A person who
acquires or owns or has possession of more ammunition than is required to meet
the person's reasonable needs in making lawful use of a firearm for the
immediately following 12 months is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
(2) A licensed dealer
who acquires or owns or has possession of more ammunition than is required to
meet the dealer's reasonable needs in carrying on the business of a dealer for
the immediately following 12 months is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
(3) The regulations
may prescribe limits on the quantity of ammunition of any kind that a person,
or a person of a particular class, may acquire during a specified period or
may own or have in his or her possession at any 1 time.
(4) The regulations
may prohibit or restrict the acquisition or possession of a specified kind or
class of ammunition.
(5) A person who
acquires or owns or has possession of ammunition in contravention of a
regulation under this section is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
(6) In proceedings for
an offence under subsection (1) or (2), the onus is on the defendant to
prove that the quantity of ammunition in his or her possession was not more
than was required to meet his or her reasonable needs in making lawful use of
a firearm or in carrying on the business of a dealer (as the case requires)
for the immediately following 12 months.