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Part 5Firearm authority offences
Division 2Use of firearms
221 Offence of unlawful use: handgun or prohibited firearm
A person who unlawfully uses a firearm that is a handgun or prohibited firearm commits a crime.
Penalty: imprisonment for 10 years.
Summary conviction penalty: imprisonment for 3 years and a fine of $36 000.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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