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WEAPONS REGULATIONS (NO. 21 OF 1991) - REG 16

16. (1) A person shall not, without reasonable excuse, have in his or her possession a dangerous weapon unless the weapon is marked with an identification mark, being a serial number—

        (a)     inscribed by the manufacturer;

        (b)     allocated in accordance with subregulation (2); or

        (c)     that was allocated by the Weapons Registry or the Gun Licensing Branch of the Australian Federal Police before the commencement of these Regulations.

Penalty:

        (a)     if the offender is a natural person—$1,000;

        (b)     if the offender is a body corporate—$10,000.

(2) On receipt of an application for a serial number, the Registrar shall, if satisfied that the applicant is the owner of the weapon, allocate a serial number in respect of that weapon.
   


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