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Arms Act 1983

Licensed dealers - Licensed dealers

8C: Effect of expiry or surrender of dealer’s licence

You could also call this:

"What happens when a gun dealer's licence ends or is given up"

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If your dealer's licence expires or you surrender it, you stop being allowed to do dealer activities. You also can't let your employees do dealer activities for you. You must give all the records you are required to keep by section 12 to the Police straight away if they are not already in the registry. If you break this rule without a good reason, you can be charged with an offence and might have to go to prison for up to 6 months or pay a fine of up to $10,000. You have to follow these rules when your licence expires or is surrendered.

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Part 2Licensed dealers
Licensed dealers

8CEffect of expiry or surrender of dealer’s licence

  1. If a dealer’s licence expires or is surrendered,—

  2. the dealer ceases to be licensed to carry on any dealer activity; and
    1. an employee of the dealer may not carry on or assist with the carrying on of any dealer activity on behalf of the dealer; and
      1. the dealer must immediately surrender to a member of the Police all records they are required by section 12 to keep that have not been entered in the registry.

        1. A dealer commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 6 months, or to a fine not exceeding $10,000, if the dealer, without reasonable excuse, contravenes this section.

        Notes
        • Section 8C: inserted, on , by section 17 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).