Category C licence, prohibited firearm used for sport or target shooting, offences—Act, s 272 (2) (o)
14 Category C licence, prohibited firearm used for sport or target shooting, offences—Act, s 272 (2) (o)
A person commits an offence if the person—
holds a category C licence that authorises the person to possess and use a prohibited firearm (other than a firearm mentioned in the Act, schedule 1, item 1, item 6, item 11 or item 12) for the genuine reason of sport or target shooting; and
uses the firearm other than—
on an approved shooting range; and
in accordance with the rules of the relevant club affiliated with the Australian Clay Target Association; and
for the purposes of a shooting competition or of practice for the competition.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
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