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Arms Bill

Further offences and firearms prohibition orders - Other offences

272: Reporting of injuries caused by standard firearms, restricted firearms, pistols, restricted weapons, airguns, or restricted airguns

You could also call this:

"Tell the Police if someone gets hurt by a gun"

If you use a standard firearm, restricted firearm, pistol, restricted weapon, airgun, or restricted airgun and someone gets hurt or dies, you must report it. You need to go to the nearest Police station or tell a Police officer as soon as you can. If you do not report it, you can get in trouble and might have to pay a fine or go to prison. If you break this rule, you can be charged and have to pay up to $1,000 or go to prison for up to 3 months. This is a proposed new rule that would require you to report incidents involving certain types of firearms or airguns. You would have to report these incidents to the Police as soon as possible.

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271: Obstructing officer of Arms Regulator, or

"Stopping an Arms Regulator officer from doing their job is against the law"

273: Records to be kept by animal and biosecurity controller in respect of location of restricted firearms shared under multi-user agreement, or

"Keeping track of shared guns at work"

Part 6Further offences and firearms prohibition orders
Other offences

272Reporting of injuries caused by standard firearms, restricted firearms, pistols, restricted weapons, airguns, or restricted airguns

A person using a standard firearm, restricted firearm, pistol, restricted weapon, airgun, or restricted airgun who causes bodily injury to, or the death of, any person must, as soon as is reasonably practicable, report the incident in person—
at the nearest Police station; or
to a member of the Police.

A person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or to a fine not exceeding $1,000, if the person contravenes subsection (1).