PROHIBITED WEAPONS ACT 1996 - SECT 6 Offence—unauthorised possession or use of prohibited articles
PROHIBITED WEAPONS ACT 1996 - SECT 6
Offence—unauthorised possession or use of prohibited articlesA person commits an offence if the person—
(a) possesses or uses a prohibited article; and
(b) is not authorised by a permit, or otherwise under this Act, to possess or use the article.
Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units, imprisonment for 2 years or both.
Note A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation Act
, s 104).