Terms used
284 Terms used
In this Division —
disseminate, in relation to firearm technology, means —
send, supply, exhibit, transmit or communicate firearm technology to another person; or
make firearm technology available for access by electronic or other means by another person; or
enter into an arrangement with another person to do anything referred to in paragraph (a) or (b);
firearm technology means any of the following things —
a programmed firearm manufacturing device;
a technical drawing, in hard copy or digital or electronic form, of the design of a firearm or related thing;
a plan, drawing, instruction, template or computer program, in hard copy or digital or electronic form, for the manufacture or repair of a firearm or related thing;
programmed firearm manufacturing device means any machine, equipment or other device that is programmed, configured or otherwise enabled to manufacture or repair, or to carry out a step in the manufacture or repair of, a firearm or related thing or a component of a firearm or related thing.
Examples for this definition:
Examples of things that can be a programmed firearm manufacturing device include the following —
a 3D printer or a similar device that uses additive manufacturing technology;
milling equipment;
moulding or casting equipment.
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