New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated Acts(cf APMC 7, 1989 Act s 6)
A person must not purchase a firearm unless the person is:
(a) authorised to possess the firearm by a licence or permit, and
(b) except in the case of a licensed firearms dealer, authorised to acquire the firearm by a permit (or the equivalent of any such permit that is issued under the law of another State or Territory in respect of the firearm concerned).
Maximum penalty: imprisonment for 10 years if the firearm concerned is a prohibited firearm or pistol, or imprisonment for 5 years in any other case.