Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

PROHIBITED WEAPONS ACT 1996

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.       U Dictionary [See Endnotes]  
   2A.     Notes  
   2B.     Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  
   3.       U Interpretation for Act [See Endnotes]  
   3A.      U Evidence of possession—prohibited weapons or articles at [See Endnotes]  
   3B.      U Evidence of possession—care, control or [See Endnotes]  
   4.      Application of 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  
   14.      U Review of decisions [See Endnotes]  
   14A.     U Reviewable decision notices [See Endnotes]  
   14B.     U Applications for review [See Endnotes]  

   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  

   PART 5--TRANSITIONAL

   50.     Definitions—pt 5  
   51.     Pre-commencement Act—permitted weapons and articles generally  
   52.     Pre-commencement Act—permitted weapons and articles—late application for  
   53.     Transitional regulations  
   54.     Expiry—pt 5  
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           DICTIONARY
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