Weapons Prohibition Act 1998

Prohibited weapons generally A person (the seller) must not sell a prohibited weapon to another person (the buyer) unless—

the buyer is authorised to possess the weapon by a permit, and

the seller—

has seen the buyer’s permit, or

knows that the buyer is an authorised weapons dealer or authorised theatrical weapons armourer.

Military-style weapons A person (the seller) must not sell a military-style weapon to another person (the buyer) unless—

the buyer is authorised to possess the weapon by a permit, and

the seller—

has seen the buyer’s permit, or

knows that the buyer is an authorised weapons dealer or authorised theatrical weapons armourer.

If on the trial of a person for an offence under subsection (2) the jury is not satisfied that the accused is guilty of the offence charged but is satisfied on the evidence that the accused is guilty of an offence under subsection (1), it may find the accused not guilty of the offence charged but guilty of the latter offence, and the accused is liable to punishment accordingly.