Victorian Current Acts

FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 6A

S. 6A(1) amended by No. 29/2011 s. 3(Sch.  1 item 38.1(a)).

    (1)     A non-prohibited person must not possess, carry or use a category A or category B longarm that is not registered.

Penalty:     For a first offence, 120 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment;

For a second or subsequent offence, 1200 penalty units or 10 years imprisonment.

S. 6A(2) amended by No. 29/2011 s. 3(Sch.  1 item 38.1(b)).

    (2)     A non-prohibited person must not possess, carry or use a category C or category D longarm that is not registered.

Penalty:     For a first offence, 240 penalty units or 4 years imprisonment;

For a second or subsequent offence, 1200 penalty units or 10 years imprisonment.

S. 6A(3) amended by No. 29/2011 s. 3(Sch.  1 item 38.1(c)).

    (3)     A non-prohibited person must not possess, carry or use a category E longarm that is not registered.

Penalty:     For a first offence, 600 penalty units or 7 years imprisonment;

For a second or subsequent offence, 1200 penalty units or 10 years imprisonment.

S. 6A(4) inserted by No. 78/2005 s. 5.

    (4)     A non-prohibited person must not possess, carry or use a paintball marker that is not registered.

Penalty:     For a first offence, 120 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment;

For a second or subsequent offence, 1200 penalty units or 10 years imprisonment.

S. 7 substituted by No. 28/2003 s. 7.