PROHIBITED WEAPONS ACT 1996 - SECT 2B Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
PROHIBITED WEAPONS ACT 1996 - SECT 2B
Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etcOther legislation applies in relation to offences against this Act.
Note 1 Criminal Code
The Criminal Code
, ch 2 applies to the following offences against this Act (see Code, pt 2.1):
• s 5 (Offence—unauthorised possession or use of prohibited weapons)
• s 6 (Offence—unauthorised possession or use of prohibited articles)
• s 8 (Offence—disposal of prohibited weapons and articles by unauthorised holders).
The chapter sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility (including burdens of proof and general defences), and defines terms used for offences to which the Code applies (eg "conduct", "intention", recklessness and strict liability ).
Note 2 Penalty units
The Legislation Act
, s 133 deals with the meaning of offence penalties that are expressed in penalty units.