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FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 93

Persons from whom a dealer can acquire firearms

    (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.



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