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Arms Bill

Further offences and firearms prohibition orders - Offences relating to carrying, possessing, or presenting arms items

248: Occupier of premises or driver of vehicle deemed to be in possession of standard firearm, restricted firearm, imitation firearm, pistol, restricted weapon, airgun, restricted magazine, or explosive found in premises or vehicle

You could also call this:

"You may be responsible for guns or explosives found on your property or in your vehicle"

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If you are in a house or on land where a standard firearm, restricted firearm, imitation firearm, pistol, restricted weapon, airgun, restricted magazine, or explosive is found, you may be considered to own it. You may also be considered to own these items if they are found in a vehicle you are driving. You can prove it is not yours if you show it belongs to someone else. If you cannot prove it is not yours, you will be deemed to be in possession of the item. This means you could be held responsible for having the item, even if it is not yours. Other people may also be responsible, depending on the situation. The proposed law says you are responsible for the item unless you can prove otherwise. This is part of a bill to change the current law, so it is not yet in effect. You would need to prove the item belongs to someone else to avoid being deemed its owner.

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Part 6Further offences and firearms prohibition orders
Offences relating to carrying, possessing, or presenting arms items

248Occupier of premises or driver of vehicle deemed to be in possession of standard firearm, restricted firearm, imitation firearm, pistol, restricted weapon, airgun, restricted magazine, or explosive found in premises or vehicle

  1. This section applies to a person who is—

  2. in occupation of any land or building on which any standard firearm, restricted firearm, imitation firearm, pistol, restricted weapon, airgun, restricted magazine, or explosive is found:
    1. the driver of any vehicle in which any standard firearm, restricted firearm, imitation firearm, pistol, restricted weapon, airgun, restricted magazine, or explosive is found.

      1. For the purposes of this Act, the person is deemed to be in possession of the standard firearm, restricted firearm, imitation firearm, pistol, restricted weapon, airgun, restricted magazine, or explosive, unless the person proves that it was not their property and that it was in the possession of some other person.

      2. Subsection (2) does not exclude the liability of any other person.