• Specific Year
    Any

FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 107A Possession of stolen firearms

FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 107A

Possession of stolen firearms

(1)  A person must not have possession of a stolen firearm.
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or both.
(2)  A police officer may, without warrant, arrest any person who the police officer has reasonable grounds for believing has committed an offence against subsection (1) .
(3)  A police officer may, without warrant, enter (using reasonable force if necessary), remain on and search premises, including a conveyance, on or in which the police officer has reasonable grounds for believing that a stolen firearm is present.
(4)  In proceedings for an offence against subsection (1) , an allegation in the complaint that the firearm is stolen is evidence of that matter.
(5)  It is a defence to proceedings for an offence against subsection (1) for a person to provide a satisfactory account for the possession or control of the firearm.
(6)  An offence against subsection (1) is an indictable offence punishable under the Criminal Code or may be tried summarily.