Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Regulations

PROHIBITED WEAPONS REGULATION 1997 - REG 12

    (1)     An employee of a security organisation that holds a permit to possess soft body armour is authorised to possess and use that armour if the armour is—

        (a)     owned or leased by the security organisation of which the employee is an employee; and

        (b)     in his or her possession for use in the course of that employment; and

        (c)     when not in use, stored securely and in a way that it is not visible.

    (2)     A permit authorising a security organisation to possess soft body armour is subject to the following conditions:

        (a)     each use of the armour must be recorded in a register;

        (b)     the armour must be inscribed in a permanent way with an identification number;

        (c)     the permit-holder must not possess more soft body armour than specified for the purpose by the permit.

Note     If a form is approved under the Act, s 18 for the register, the form must be used.

    (3)     In this section:

"soft body armour "means an article commonly known as soft body armour.