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Offence title: |
Unauthorised manufacture of firearms |
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Act: |
50A Firearms Act (NSW) |
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Offence: |
(1) A person who manufactures a firearm is guilty of an offence under this subsection unless the person is authorised by a licence or permit to manufacture the firearm.
(2) A person who manufactures a pistol or prohibited firearm is guilty of an offence under this subsection unless the person is authorised by a licence or permit to manufacture the pistol or prohibited firearm.
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Penalty: |
(1) Imprisonment for 10 years
(2) Imprisonment for 20 years
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Summary/Indictable/mixed: |
Mixed |
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Jurisdiction: |
Local, District or Supreme Court |
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How committed: |
(1) Two school friends make a gun to propel oranges from PVC tubing and hairspray.
(2) A schoolboy makes a gun capable of discharging a single shot in school workshop. |
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Important note: |
Without limiting the operation of subsection (1) or (2), those subsections apply to a person regardless of whether the firearm concerned was manufactured in the course of carrying on a business. Alternative verdict: if a magistrate or jury are not satisfied of an accused being guilty of an offence under (2) but they are of an offence under (1), then such a finding of guilt is available to magistrate or jury. |