Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A person must not acquire a category A or B longarm unless that person has a permit to acquire that firearm.
Penalty: 60 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment.
S. 102(1A) inserted by No. 78/2005 s. 43.
(1A) A person must not acquire a paintball marker unless that person has a permit to acquire that firearm.
Penalty: 60 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment.
S. 102(2) amended by No. 28/2003 s. 45(1).
(2) A person must not acquire a category C or D longarm unless that person has a permit to acquire that firearm.
Penalty: 120 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
S. 102(2A) inserted by No. 28/2003 s. 45(2).
(2A) A person must not acquire a general category handgun unless that person has a permit to acquire that handgun.
Penalty: 600 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment.
(3) A person must not acquire a category E longarm unless that person has a permit to acquire that firearm.
Penalty: 240 penalty units or 4 years imprisonment.
S. 102(3A) inserted by No. 28/2003 s. 45(3).
(3A) A person must not acquire a category E handgun unless that person has a permit to acquire that handgun.
Penalty: 1200 penalty units or 10 years imprisonment.
S. 102(4) amended by No. 28/2003 s. 45(4).
(4) Subsections (1), (2), (2A), (3) and (3A) do not apply to a person who is a licensed firearm dealer.
S. 102(4A) inserted by No. 55/2009 s. 17, amended by No. 82/2012 ss 96(1), 309.
(4A) Subsections (1), (2) and (2A) do not apply to a senior IBAC Officer who is authorised under section 109 of the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011 to acquire or dispose of firearms.
S. 102(5) inserted by No. 84/1997 s. 45.
(5) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person—
(a) who is the holder of an inter-State permit to acquire a category A or B longarm which has been issued not more than 28 days before the acquisition of the longarm; and
(b) who is acquiring a category A or B longarm in accordance with the permit; and
(c) who, in order to acquire the longarm, personally attends at the premises where the dealer—
(i) from whom the longarm is being acquired; or
(ii) who is acting as agent in the transaction—
(as the case requires) carries on business.
S. 102(6) inserted by No. 84/1997 s. 45.
(6) Subsection (2) does not apply to a person—
S. 102(6)(a) amended by No. 28/2003 s. 45(5).
(a) who is the holder of an inter-State permit to acquire a category C longarm which has been issued not more than 28 days before the acquisition of the firearm; and
S. 102(6)(b) amended by No. 28/2003 s. 45(5).
(b) who is acquiring a
category C longarm in accordance with the permit; and
(c) who, in order to acquire the firearm, personally attends at the premises where the dealer—
(i) from whom the firearm is being acquired; or
(ii) who is acting as agent in the transaction—
(as the case requires) carries on business.
S. 102(7) inserted by No. 28/2003 s. 45(6).
(7) Subsection (2A) does not apply to a person—
(a) who is the holder of an inter-State permit to acquire a general category handgun which has been issued not more than 28 days before the acquisition of the firearm; and
(b) who is acquiring a general category handgun in accordance with the permit; and
(c) who, in order to acquire the firearm, personally attends at the premises where the dealer—
(i) from whom the firearm is being acquired; or
(ii) who is acting as agent in the transaction—
(as the case requires) carries on business.