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Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control Act 2021 · Updated to 1 Jul 2025 · Part 2 · Offences

37. Misuse of licence

(1)

A person commits an offence if the person —

(a)

with intent to deceive —

(i)

adds to a licence any words or figures extraneous to the licence as granted;

(ii)

alters on or erases from any licence any words or figures; or

(iii)

uses or retains any licence —

(A)

to which have been added any words or figures extraneous to the licence as granted;

(B)

from which any words or figures have been erased from the licence as granted; or

(C)

on which any words or figures on the licence as granted have been altered;

(b)

being the person to whom a licence is granted, wilfully parts with possession of that licence in order that it may be used by another person; or

(c)

uses or attempts to use a licence granted to another person with the intention of procuring the possession of any gun, major part of a gun, gun accessory, explosive, explosive precursor, weapon or noxious substance.

(2)

A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 36 months or to both.

Read on from s 38

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