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FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 104 Conveying firearms and ammunition

FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 104

Conveying firearms and ammunition

(1)  A person who conveys a firearm or any ammunition must comply with the prescribed safety requirements.
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months.
(2)  It is a defence in proceedings for an offence under subsection (1) if the defendant establishes that, at the relevant time, the relevant firearm or ammunition was being conveyed –
(a) in connection with the defendant's employment or livelihood; and
(b) no further than reasonably necessary in the circumstances; and
(c) in the case of a person whose genuine reason for possessing or using a firearm is primary production, or an employee of that person or another person engaged under a contract or arrangement with the person, on a road that bounds, bisects or immediately connects property or properties owned by that person.
(3)  A court that convicts a person of an offence under subsection (1) in respect of any firearm or ammunition may, in addition to any other penalty it may impose, order that the firearm or ammunition is forfeited to the Crown.
(4)  Any firearm or ammunition forfeited to the Crown pursuant to subsection (3) is to be disposed of as the Minister determines.