Meaning of firearms and explosives manufacture material
474.45F Meaning of firearms and explosives manufacture material
Firearms and explosives manufacture material is material that:
provides instructions on the manufacture or modification of:
a firearm, firearm accessory, firearm part or firearm magazine; or
an explosive or other lethal device; or
supports or facilitates the manufacture or modification of:
a firearm, firearm accessory, firearm part or firearm magazine; or
an explosive or other lethal device.
To avoid doubt, material may be intended to do a thing covered by paragraph (1)(a) or (b) even if the material is also intended, or mainly intended, to do one or more other things.
Material is also firearms and explosives manufacture material if:
it is reasonable to consider the material together with other material; and
were all of the material to be taken to be a single item of material, it would constitute firearms and explosives manufacture material under subsection (1).
To avoid doubt, material may be firearms and explosives manufacture material even if it would not be possible to use the material to manufacture or modify:
a functional firearm, functional firearm accessory, functional firearm part or functional firearm magazine; or
a functional explosive or other lethal device.
Other definitions
In this Subdivision:
explosive or other lethal device has the same meaning as in the Convention referred to in section 72.1.
firearm has the same meaning as in the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956.
firearm accessory has the same meaning as in the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956.
firearm magazine has the same meaning as in the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956.
firearm part has the same meaning as in the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956.
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