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Arms Bill

Further offences and firearms prohibition orders - Offences relating to licences

246: Providing false information in licence application

You could also call this:

"Telling lies on a gun licence application is against the law"

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If you give false information when applying for a licence, you can get in trouble. You could go to prison for up to 2 years or get a fine of up to $20,000. This happens if you know the information you provide is incorrect or misleading.

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Part 6Further offences and firearms prohibition orders
Offences relating to licences

246Providing false information in licence application

  1. A person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or to a fine not exceeding $20,000, if the person supplies particulars or answers in any application for a licence knowing them to be incorrect or misleading.