Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Control of Weapons Act 1990 - SECT 5A

Identifying persons purchasing prohibited weapons

5A. Identifying persons purchasing prohibited weapons





(1) A person (the "seller") must require a person attempting to purchase a
prohibited weapon from the seller (the "purchaser") to produce evidence as to
the purchaser's identity-

   (a)  by means of a passport, driver licence or other document in one of the
        prescribed categories, if that document bears a photograph of the
        purchaser; or

   (b)  by means of 2 documents in the prescribed categories but each in a
        different category.

Penalty: 60 penalty units.

(2) A person must not sell a prohibited weapon to a person who is unable to
produce the required evidence of identity under subsection (1).

Penalty: 60 penalty units.

(3) A person must not produce false evidence of identity under subsection (1).

Penalty: 120 penalty units.