Section 62 Firearms Act 1996 (NSW)
62 Shortening Firearms
(1)
A person must not, unless authorised to do so by a permit—
(a)
shorten any firearm (other than a pistol), or
(b)
possess any such firearm that has been shortened, or
(c)
supply or give possession of any such firearm that has been shortened to another person.
Maximum penalty—imprisonment for 14 years.
(2)
The regulations may provide that certain kinds of firearms are to be considered as having been shortened for the purposes of this section only if they (or specified parts of them) have prescribed characteristics.