Supply of ammunition by firearms dealers—additional requirements

Offence title:

Supply of ammunition by firearms dealers—additional requirements

Act:

65A Firearms Act (NSW)

Offence:

A licensed firearms dealer must not supply ammunition for any firearm to a person who is the holder of a licence or permit for the firearm unless:

1. a firearm that takes the ammunition is registered in the name of the person or the person is authorised by a permit (or its equivalent under the law of another State or Territory) to acquire a firearm that takes the ammunition, and
2. the dealer has seen the current notice of registration issued for the firearm or the permit to acquire the firearm.

Penalty:

Fine of 50 penalty units.

Summary/Indictable/mixed:

Summary

Jurisdiction:

Local Court

How committed:

A firearms dealer supplies ammunition to a customer without checking their registration or permit and the ammunition supplied cannot be taken by the customers registered firearm.

Important note:

The requirements of this section are in addition to the requirements of section 65.

This section does not apply to the supply of ammunition by a licensed firearms dealer to another licensed firearms dealer.

This section does not apply to the supply of ammunition to a member of a shooting club by the club armourer for the club for use at the club in a firearm registered to the club (a club firearm).