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FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 100

Control of disposal to place outside the State

    (1)     If a licensed firearms dealer is disposing of a category A or B longarm to a place outside Victoria but within Australia (whether or not on his or her own behalf or as an agent for another person), the dealer must not give possession of that firearm to any person other than a person who holds a licence in that place which corresponds with a dealers licence.

Penalty:     60 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment.

S. 100(1A) inserted by No. 78/2005 s. 42.

    (1A)     If a licensed firearms dealer is disposing of a paintball marker to a place outside Victoria but within Australia (whether or not on his or her own behalf or as an agent for another person), the dealer must not give possession of that firearm to any person other than a person who holds a licence in that place which corresponds with a dealers licence.

Penalty:     60 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment.

S. 100(2) amended by No. 28/2003 s. 43(1).

    (2)     If a licensed firearms dealer is disposing of a category C or D longarm or a general category handgun to a place outside Victoria but within Australia (whether or not on his or her own behalf or as an agent for another person), the dealer must not give possession of that firearm to any person other than a person who holds a licence in that place which corresponds with a dealers licence.

Penalty:     120 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.

S. 100(3) amended by No. 28/2003 s. 43(2).

    (3)     If a licensed firearms dealer is disposing of a category E longarm or a category E handgun to a place outside Victoria but within Australia (whether or not on his or her own behalf or as an agent for another person), the dealer must not give possession of that firearm to any person other than a person who holds a licence in that place which corresponds with a dealers licence.

Penalty:     240 penalty units or 4 years imprisonment.

S. 100A inserted by No. 50/2007 s. 27, amended by No. 44/2021 s. 18 (ILA s. 39B(1)).



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