Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
Australia. 2012 ‘Manufacture.’ National Report of Australia on its Implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (UNPoA); Section 2.4, p. 1. New York, NY: Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations. 23 March
Relevant contents
4. Are there any SALW manufactured in your country? YES
4.1. Does your country have laws, regulations and/or administrative procedures to exercise effective control over the manufacture of SALW? YES
4.1.1 List laws, regulations and/or administrative procedures regulating the manufacture of SALW in your country:
Firearms Acts and Regulations in each state and territory, as well as the federal Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956.
4.1.2. Does your country license the manufacture of SALW? YES
4.1.3. Is illegal manufacture of SALW considered a criminal offence in your country? YES
[SALW = Small Arms and Light Weapons]
Last accessed at:
http://www.poa-iss.org/CASACountryProfile/PoANationalReports/2012@11@Australia-2012-E.pdf