Crimes Act 1900

A person who—

possesses an unregistered firearm in a public place, and

is not authorised under the Firearms Act 1996 to possess the firearm,

A person is guilty of an offence under this subsection if the person commits an offence under subsection (1) in circumstances of aggravation. A person convicted of an offence under this subsection is liable to imprisonment for 14 years.

For the purposes of subsection (2), an offence under subsection (1) is committed in circumstances of aggravation if the offence involves the possession—

of more than one unregistered firearm, or

of an unregistered firearm that is a pistol, or

of an unregistered firearm that is a prohibited firearm.