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Arms Bill

General requirements - Requirements for selling or supplying arms items and ammunition - Selling or supplying restricted ammunition

53: Prohibition on selling or supplying restricted ammunition

You could also call this:

"It's against the law to sell or supply restricted ammunition"

If you sell or supply restricted ammunition, you will be breaking the proposed law. You must not do this. If you do, and you do not have a good reason, you could go to prison for up to 3 years.

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Crime and justice > Police and safety

52: Requirement for selling or supplying restricted part, or

"Selling restricted gun parts: you must sell to licensed owners only"

54: Requirements for selling arms item or ammunition by mail order or online, or

"Selling guns or ammo online: what you need to do"

Part 2General requirements
Requirements for selling or supplying arms items and ammunition: Selling or supplying restricted ammunition

53Prohibition on selling or supplying restricted ammunition

A person may not sell or supply restricted ammunition.
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 subsection (1).