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Arms Bill

Licences and approvals - Obligations of licence holders - Notifications

135: Notification of loss, theft, or destruction of arms items

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"Tell the Police if your gun is lost, stolen, or destroyed"

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If an arms item is lost, stolen, or destroyed, you must tell the Police right away. You have to give the Police all the information you have about what happened. The Police will tell you how to give them this information. If you do not tell the Police without a good reason, you can get a fine of up to $10,000. You must follow the rules about telling the Police when an arms item is lost, stolen, or destroyed. The chief executive will decide how you should give the Police the information.

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Part 3Licences and approvals
Obligations of licence holders: Notifications

135Notification of loss, theft, or destruction of arms items

  1. This section applies if any arms item is lost, stolen, or destroyed.

  2. The owner of the arms item must—

  3. immediately notify a member of the Police of the loss, theft, or destruction; and
    1. give all information in their possession relating to the loss, theft, or destruction to the member of the Police.

      1. A notification under subsection (2) must be given in the form or manner, or both the form and manner, approved by the chief executive.

      2. A person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 if the person, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (2).