s 8A
In forceSelling or supplying controlled weapons to children
Part 2Offences
8A Selling or supplying controlled weapons to children
[(1) deleted]
(2)
A person who sells a controlled weapon to a child commits an offence.
Penalty for this subsection: imprisonment for 2 years and a fine of $24 000.
(3)
A person who supplies a controlled weapon to a child commits an offence.
Penalty for this subsection: imprisonment for 2 years and a fine of $24 000.
(4)
It is a defence to a charge of an offence under subsection (3) to prove the accused believed on reasonable grounds that, at the time the controlled weapon was supplied, the child had a lawful excuse to carry or possess the weapon.
[Section 8A inserted: No. 34 of 2009 s. 8; amended: No. 33 of 2024 s. 17.]
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