PROHIBITED WEAPONS ACT 1996

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Name of Act  
• 2 Dictionary  
• 2A Notes  
• 2B Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  
• 3 Meaning of possession—Act  
• 3A Evidence of possession—prohibited weapons or articles at  
• 3B Evidence of possession—care, control or management of prohibited weapon or  
• 4 Application of Act  

PART 1A--IMPORTANT CONCEPTS

• 4A Meaning of prohibited weapon—Act  
• 4B Meaning of prohibited article—Act  

PART 1B--UNREGULATED WEAPONS

• 4C Meaning of unregulated weapon—Act  
• 4CA Meaning of connected—pt 1B  
• 4D Unregulated weapons—seizure by police  
• 4E Unregulated weapons—receipt for seizure  
• 4F Unregulated weapons—examination  
• 4G Unregulated weapons—access to things seized  
• 4H Unregulated weapons—review of decision to seize  
• 4I Unregulated weapons—forfeiture  

PART 1C--MINISTER'S GUIDELINES

• 4K Minister's guidelines  

PART 1D--DECLARATIONS ABOUT PROHIBITED ARTICLES AND WEAPONS

• 4L Prohibited articles and weapons declarations by registrar  
• 4M Effect of certain declarations  

PART 2--OFFENCES

• 5 Offence—unauthorised possession or use of prohibited weapons  
• 6 Offence—unauthorised possession or use of prohibited articles  
• 6A Declarations about authorised possession and use of laser pointers  
• 6B Guidelines for declarations under section 6A  
• 7 Inspection of prohibited weapons or articles by police  
• 8 Offence—disposal of prohibited weapons and articles by unauthorised holders  

PART 3--PERMITS

• 9 Permits  
• 11 Contravention of conditions  
• 12 Production of permit  
• 13 Surrender of cancelled permit  

PART 3A--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS

• 14 Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 3A  
• 14A Reviewable decision notices  
• 14B Applications for review  

PART 4--MISCELLANEOUS

• 15 Information to be supplied  
• 16 Disposal of surrendered or seized prohibited weapons or prohibited  
• 17 Evidentiary provisions  
• 17A Determination of fees  
• 18 Approved forms  
• 19 Regulation-making power  
• SCHEDULE 1
• SCHEDULE 2
• SCHEDULE 3
DICTIONARY ENDNOTES