Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 No 127
Current version for 6 July 2009 to date (accessed 8 November 2009 at 07:50)
Part 3Section 20

20   Weapons dealers and theatrical weapons armourers must hold permit

(1)  A person must not, in carrying on a business as a weapons dealer, buy, sell or manufacture any prohibited weapon unless authorised to do so by a weapons dealer permit.
(2)  A person must not, in carrying on a business as a theatrical weapons armourer, buy, sell or manufacture any prohibited weapon unless authorised to do so by a theatrical weapons armourer permit.

Maximum penalty:

•  on summary conviction—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both,
•  on conviction on indictment—imprisonment for 7 years.

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