Victorian Numbered Acts

FIREARMS AMENDMENT ACT 2018 (NO. 2 OF 2018) - SECT 20

    (1)     For section 101(1) and (2) of the Principal Act substitute —

    "(1)     A person must not publish or cause to be published an advertisement which advertises that a firearm is offered for sale unless—

        (a)     the person is a licensed firearms dealer and the advertisement contains the person's dealers licence number; or

        (b)     the advertisement contains a statement that the proposed sale is to be arranged by or through a licensed firearms dealer.

Penalty:     40 penalty units.".

    (2)     For section 101(3) of the Principal Act substitute —

    "(3)     A person must not publish or cause to be published an advertisement which advertises that a firearm is offered for sale unless the advertisement contains—

        (a)     the serial number of the firearm; and

        (b)     where the firearm is being offered for sale by, or on behalf of, a person who is not a licensed firearms dealer—the firearms licence number of that person.

Penalty:     10 penalty units.".

    (3)     Section 101(5) of the Principal Act is repealed .