Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

WEAPONS ACT 1991 - SECT 19

Penalty: $2,000 or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.

Exemptions—general

20. (1) This Act does not apply to—

        (a)     a member of—

              (i)     the Australian Federal Police or a police force of a State or another Territory;

              (ii)     the Defence Force;

              (iii)     a visiting force within the meaning of the Defence (Visiting Forces) Act 1963 of the Commonwealth; or

              (iv)     the Australian Cadet Corps established under the Defence Act 1903 of the Commonwealth;

who has a dangerous weapon, restricted weapon or prohibited weapon in his or her possession for use in the performance of his or her functions and duties as such a member;

        (b)     a member of the Council of the Australian War Memorial or of the staff of the Memorial who, in the performance of his or her functions and duties in accordance with the Australian War Memorial Act 1980 of the Commonwealth, has in his or her possession a dangerous weapon, restricted weapon or prohibited weapon, forming part of the memorial collection within the meaning of that Act;

        (c)     a member of the Council of the National Museum of Australia or of the staff of the Museum who, in the performance of his or her functions and duties in accordance with the National Museum of Australia Act 1980 of the Commonwealth, has in his or her possession a dangerous weapon, restricted weapon or prohibited weapon forming part of the memorial collection within the meaning of that Act; or

        (d)     a visitor to the Territory from a State or another Territory who—

              (i)     brings a dangerous weapon temporarily into the Territory; and

              (ii)     is the holder of a licence under a law of that State or other Territory relating to the possession or use of the weapon.

(2) The regulations may—

        (a)     exempt a specified person or a person included in a specified class of persons from the requirements of all or any of the provisions of this Act;

        (b)     exempt a specified weapon or a weapon included in a specified class of weapons from the requirements of all or any of the provisions of this Act; or

        (c)     specify the circumstances, whether generally or in a particular case, in which an exemption applies.

Specific exemptions—possession or use of dangerous weapons and restricted weapons