Thread: Air rifles that are suitable for possums and rabbits?

Originally Posted by systolic

Right legislation, wrong section. If your licence is revoked, you can't legally possess an airgun, even if a firearms licence is not normally needed to own one.

Arms Act 1983

Section 49A Unlawful possession of firearm or airgun after revocation of firearms licence

Every person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 year or to a fine not exceeding $4,000 or to both who, being a person whose firearms licence has been revoked, is in possession of a firearm or airgun at a time when that person is not the holder of a firearms licence, and is not a person authorised, expressly or by implication, by or pursuant to this Act, to be in possession of that firearm or airgun.

So... if you have had no license REVOKED, but AO for some reason has declined to issue you one in the first place, then that restriction on having airguns does not apply to you. OK.