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Section 5 Firearms Act 1989 (NSW)

s 5 A person shall not—

(a)

possess a firearm; or

(b)

use a firearm, unless authorised to do so by a licence or a permit.

Maximum penalty on summary conviction—50 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.

Maximum penalty on conviction on indictment—imprisonment for 10 years (if it is established beyond reasonable doubt that the firearm concerned was a pistol) or imprisonment for 5 years (if it is not so established).