Most commonly, the reason a person would contravene one of the provisions outlined above is due to a person having possession of an unauthorised firearm or pistol without the requisite licence or permit. However, an offence can be committed if you do have a firearm licence or permit, and you were using your firearm or pistol in a way that contravened a condition of your firearm licence. For example, you are employed as a security guard or a police officer, and have been issued a firearm in the course of your employment. A friend has asked you to go recreational shooting on a farming property, and you have taken the firearm that you have been issued. It is likely that your firearms licence would not allow for you to engage in recreational shooting on a farming property. In this type of situation, you would be committing an offence.