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(1) A person must not acquire a firearm part unless the person:
(a) is the holder of a licence or permit for the kind of firearm to which the firearm part relates, or
(b) is authorised by a permit to acquire the firearm part.
(2) A person must not acquire a firearm part that relates to any kind of pistol or prohibited firearm unless the person:
(a) is the holder of a licence or permit for that kind of pistol or prohibited firearm, or
(b) is authorised by a permit to acquire the firearm part.
Penalty:
(1) Imprisonment for 5 years
(2) Imprisonment for 14 years
Summary/Indictable/mixed:
Mixed
Jurisdiction:
Local, District or Supreme Court
How committed:
Person A buys a firearm barrel from Person B at the pub with no documentation produced by either A or B.
Important note:
Alternative verdict:
If a person stands trial on ss.(2) and the magistrate/jury are not satisfied of ss.(2), but they are of ss.(1), they can find the accused guilty of ss.(1) instead.