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Arms Bill

General requirements - Requirements for possession of restricted firearms, restricted magazines, restricted parts, and restricted ammunition - Requirements for possession of restricted parts

36: Requirements for possession of restricted parts

You could also call this:

"Rules for having restricted gun parts"

You can only have a restricted part if you have a firearms licence. This licence must say you can have a restricted firearm. You can be in trouble if you break this rule. You might not be in trouble if another part of this Act says something different. This is because that other part might have different rules. You need to follow the rules. If you break the rules without a good reason, you can get in trouble. You might even go to prison for up to 3 years. This is a serious penalty for breaking the rules.

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35: Exception for employees of animal and biosecurity controllers sharing possession of restricted magazines, or

"Some animal and biosecurity workers can share restricted magazines for a short time."

37: Requirement for possession of restricted ammunition, or

"Rules for having restricted ammunition"

Part 2General requirements
Requirements for possession of restricted firearms, restricted magazines, restricted parts, and restricted ammunition: Requirements for possession of restricted parts

36Requirements for possession of restricted parts

A person may only possess a restricted part if the person holds a firearms licence that bears an endorsement permitting them to possess a restricted firearm.
Subsection (1) is subject to any other provision of this Act that provides otherwise.
A person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years if the person, without reasonable excuse, contravenes this section.