Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 4

Other legislation applies in relation to offences against this Act.

Note 1     Criminal Code

The Criminal Code, ch 2 applies to the following offences against this Act (see Code, pt 2.1):

              •     offences against pt 7 (Firearms licences)

              •     offences against pt 10 (Permits to acquire firearms)

              •     offences against pt 11 (Registration of firearms and firearm users)

              •     s 180 (Offence—failing to comply with storage requirements)

              •     offences against pt 13 (Firearms dealers) (other than s 199 (1) to (3) and s 200)

              •     offences against pt 14 (Enforcement)

              •     offences against pt 15 (Offences) (other than s 221 to s 223, s 229 to s 236, s 239 to s 241, s 242 (1) and (2), s 250, s 251, s 253, s 254 and s 255 to s 257).

The Criminal Code, ch 2 sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility (including burdens of proof and general defences), and defines terms used for offences to which the Code applies (eg "conduct", intention , recklessness and strict liability ).

Note 2     Penalty units

The Legislation Act, s 133 deals with the meaning of offence penalties that are expressed in penalty units.