Arms Act 1983

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43AA: Selling or supplying prohibited ammunition

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"Don't sell or give away banned ammo without a good reason"

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You can get in trouble if you sell or give prohibited ammunition to someone without a good reason. If you do this, you might go to prison for up to 2 years. The law says you must not sell or supply prohibited ammunition unless you have a reasonable excuse.

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Part 8Offences
Offences

43AASelling or supplying prohibited ammunition

  1. A person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years if the person, without reasonable excuse, sells or supplies prohibited ammunition.

Notes
  • Section 43AA: replaced, on , by section 69 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).