Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

PROHIBITED WEAPONS ACT 1996 - SECT 16

    (1)     A magistrate may, on application by a police officer or by any person who claims to be the owner of a prohibited weapon or prohibited article surrendered to or seized by a police officer in accordance with this Act, order that the weapon or article—

        (a)     be forfeited to the Territory; or

        (b)     be returned to the person claiming to be the owner of the weapon or article; or

        (c)     be otherwise disposed of in such manner as the court thinks fit.

    (2)     If a person is found guilty of an offence against this Act and a weapon or article has been seized by a police officer in connection with the offence, the court which makes the finding of guilt is taken to have ordered that the weapon or article be forfeited to the Territory.

    (3)     A weapon or article forfeited under subsection (2) may be destroyed.