Victorian Current Acts

FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 126

    (1)     A person who is carrying or using a category A or B longarm must—

        (a)     ensure that the firearm is carried and used in a manner that is secure and is not dangerous; and

        (b)     must take reasonable precautions to ensure that the firearm is not lost or stolen.

Penalty:     60 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment.

S. 126(2) amended by No. 28/2003 s. 56(1).

    (2)     A person who is carrying or using a category C or D longarm or a general category handgun must—

        (a)     ensure that the firearm is carried and used in a manner that is secure and is not dangerous; and

        (b)     must take reasonable precautions to ensure that the firearm is not lost or stolen.

Penalty:     120 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.

S. 126(3) amended by No. 28/2003 s. 56(2).

    (3)     A person who is carrying or using a category E longarm or a category E handgun must—

        (a)     ensure that the firearm is carried and used in a manner that is secure and is not dangerous; and

        (b)     must take reasonable precautions to ensure that the firearm is not lost or stolen.

Penalty:     240 penalty units or 4 years imprisonment.

S. 126(4) amended by No. 22/1998 s. 43(Sch. item 10).

    (4)     A person who is carrying or using cartridge ammunition must—

S. 126(4)(a) amended by No. 22/1998 s. 43(Sch. item 10).

        (a)     ensure that the cartridge ammunition is carried and used in a manner that is secure and is not dangerous; and

S. 126(4)(b) amended by No. 22/1998 s. 43(Sch. item 10).

        (b)     must take reasonable precautions to ensure that the cartridge ammunition is not lost or stolen.

Penalty:     60 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment.