Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
New South Wales. 1996 ‘Unauthorised Manufacture of Firearms.’ Firearms Act 1996 No 46 (Act Current to 24 November 2015); Section 50A (Part 6). Sydney: New South Wales Government. 28 June
Relevant contents
50A. Unauthorised Manufacture of Firearms
(1) A person who manufactures a firearm is guilty of an offence under this subsection unless the person is authorised by a licence or permit to manufacture the firearm.
Maximum penalty: imprisonment for 10 years.
(2) A person who manufactures a pistol or prohibited firearm is guilty of an offence under this subsection unless the person is authorised by a licence or permit to manufacture the pistol or prohibited firearm.
Maximum penalty: imprisonment for 20 years.
(3) Without limiting the operation of subsection (1) or (2), those subsections apply to a person regardless of whether the firearm concerned was manufactured in the course of carrying on a business…
(5) In this section:
manufacture a firearm includes assemble a firearm from firearm parts.