FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 71 Misuse of licences and permits

FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 71

71 Misuse of licences and permits

(cf 1989 Act s 46)

A person must not--

(a) falsely represent himself or herself to be the holder of a licence or permit (whether or not it is in force), or

(c) give possession of a licence or permit to another person for the purpose of using it unlawfully, or

(d) steal a licence or permit, or

(e) knowingly have possession of a forged, fraudulently altered, borrowed or stolen licence or permit.

: Maximum penalty--50 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.

Note : Parts 5 and 5A of the Crimes Act 1900 contain offences relating to making, using and possessing false documents and the production of false and misleading documents.