Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A firearm is taken to be in the possession of a person if the firearm is found—
(a) on land or premises occupied by, in the care of or under the control or management of the person; or
(b) in a vehicle of which the person is in charge.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if, at the time the firearm was found—
(a) the firearm was in the possession of another person who was lawfully authorised under this Act to possess the firearm; or
(b) the person believed on reasonable grounds that the firearm was in the possession of another person who was lawfully authorised under this Act to possess the firearm; or
(c) the person did not know, and
could not reasonably be expected to know, that the firearm was on the premises
or in the vehicle.
Part 8—Further enforcement powers