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FIREARMS ACT 1973 - SECT 30A

30A .         Sale and disposal of firearms

        (1)         A person who, except as described in subsection (2), advertises that a firearm is for sale is required to ensure that the advertisement includes details of the type, make, serial number, and calibre of the firearm.

        (2)         The holder of a Dealer’s Licence or a Manufacturer’s Licence who advertises for sale a firearm to which the licence relates is required to ensure that the advertisement includes —

            (a)         the licence number; and

            (b)         either the business name or such other details as are sufficient to identify the holder of the licence.

        (3)         A person who sends a firearm by post to a destination that is outside the State —

            (a)         is required to address the firearm to premises at which the business of a dealer may lawfully be carried on; and

            (b)         is not to send ammunition in the package containing the firearm.

        Penalty: $2 000.

        [Section 30A inserted by No. 59 of 1996 s. 33; amended by No. 69 of 2004 s. 31.]



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