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Arms Act 1983

Firearms licences, endorsements, and permits to possess - Firearms licences

24D: Breach of conditions to which firearms licence is subject

You could also call this:

"Breaking the rules of your firearms licence"

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If you have a firearms licence and you break a condition, you may get an improvement notice under section 60. You can also have your firearms licence temporarily suspended under section 60A. This suspension is explained in section 60B, which tells you what happens when your licence is suspended.

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Part 5Firearms licences, endorsements, and permits to possess
Firearms licences

24DBreach of conditions to which firearms licence is subject

  1. A holder of a firearms licence who breaches a condition that their firearms licence is subject to under section 24B or 24C may—

  2. be issued with an improvement notice under section 60; or
    1. have their firearms licence temporarily suspended under section 60A (see section 60B, which sets out the effect of the temporary suspension of a firearms licence).

      Notes
      • Section 24D: inserted, on , by section 42 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).