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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 articles

A 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).