Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) Possession of a weapon or thing includes--
(a) having it in one's custody; and
(b) having it under one's control in any place (whether or not another has custody of it); and
(c) having an ability to obtain its custody at will; and
(d) having a claim to its custody if the claimant has committed it to the custody of another, even though the weapon or thing is temporarily not in the control of the person having the claim.
(2) A respondent does not possess a weapon if the respondent has otherwise surrendered the weapon under the Weapons Act, section 29B.