Surrender and seizure of prohibited weapons when permit suspended or revoked
19 Surrender and seizure of prohibited weapons when permit suspended or revoked
If a permit is suspended, revoked or otherwise ceases to be in force, the person to whom it was issued must immediately surrender to a police officer—
any prohibited weapon in the person’s possession, and
the permit.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.
A police officer is authorised to seize any prohibited weapon in the possession of a person if that person’s permit is suspended, revoked or otherwise ceases to be in force.
This section does not apply in relation to a permit that has expired if the authority conferred by the permit continues to have effect (as provided by the regulations) pending the determination of an application for a subsequent permit.
This provision refers to the regulations (provided by the regulations
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
The statute text is free to read above. View subscription options to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.