Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A licensed firearms dealer must not acquire a category A or B longarm unless the firearm is being acquired from a person listed in subsection (4).
Penalty: 60 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment.
S. 93(2) amended by No. 28/2003 s. 38(1).
(2) A licensed firearms dealer must not acquire a category C or D longarm or a general category handgun unless the firearm is being acquired from a person listed in subsection (4).
Penalty: 120 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
(3) A licensed firearms dealer must not acquire a—
S. 93(3)(a) amended by No. 28/2003 s. 38(2).
(a) category E longarm or a category
E handgun; or
(b) any other firearm to which subsections (1) and (2) do not apply—
unless the firearm is being acquired from a person listed in subsection (4).
Penalty: 240 penalty units or 4 years imprisonment.
(4) A firearm may be acquired under this section from any of the following—
(a) another person who is a licensed firearms dealer;
(b) a person who is authorised by a licence under this Act to possess, carry or use that firearm;
(c) a person who is exempted by this Act from the requirement to have a licence in order to possess, carry or use that category of firearm;
S. 93(4)(ca) inserted by No. 55/2009 s. 15, amended by No. 82/2012 s. 95(a).
(ca) a senior IBAC Officer who is—
(i) exempted by this Act from the requirement to have a licence in order to possess, carry or use firearms; and
S. 93(4)(ca)(ii) amended by No. 82/2012 ss 95(b), 309.
(ii) authorised under section 109 of the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011 to acquire or dispose of firearms;
(d) a deceased estate;
S. 93(4)(da) inserted by No. 2/2024 s. 11.
(da) if the acquisition is for the purpose of the subsequent registration, sale or destruction of the firearm, a person who—
(i) is surrendering the firearm to the licensed firearms dealer; and
(ii) is not authorised by a licence under this Act to possess, carry or use that firearm; and
(iii) is not exempted by this Act from the requirement to have a licence in order to possess, carry or use that category of firearm;
(e) another person in circumstances authorised by this Act or by any Commonwealth Act relating to the importation of firearms;
S. 93(4)(f) inserted by No. 22/1998 s. 23.
(f) in the case of a category A or B longarm, a person who is the holder of an inter-State licence which authorises the possession, carriage or use of the longarm being disposed of and who is also the holder of an inter-State permit to acquire a category A or B longarm where—
(i) the permit to acquire has been issued not more than 28 days before the disposal of the firearm; and
(ii) in order to dispose of the firearm, the person personally attends at the premises where the dealer to whom the firearm is being disposed of carries on business;
S. 93(4)(g) inserted by No. 22/1998 s. 23 , amended by No. 28/2003 s. 38(3).
(g) in the case of a category C longarm or a general category handgun, a person who is the holder of an inter-State licence which authorises the possession, carriage or use of the longarm or handgun being disposed of and who is also the holder of an inter-State permit to acquire a category C longarm or a general category handgun where—
(i) the permit to acquire has been issued not more than 28 days before the disposal of the firearm; and
(ii) in order to dispose of the firearm, the person personally attends at the premises where the dealer to whom the firearm is being disposed of carries on business.