Victorian Consolidated Legislation

CONTROL OF WEAPONS ACT 1990

No. 24 of 1990
Version incorporating amendments as at 8 November 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page
   1.      Purpose
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Application and construction of Act
   5.      Prohibited weapons
   5A.     Identifying persons purchasing prohibited weapons
   5B.     Recording sales of prohibited weapons
   6.      Control of controlled weapons
   7.      Control of use of dangerous articles
   8.      Application of section 130 of Magistrates' Court Act 1989.
   8A.     Control of body armour
   8B.     Exemptions for prohibited weapons and body armour
   8C.     Approvals for prohibited weapons and body armour
   8D.     Ministerial guidelines
   8E.     Offences regarding exemptions and approvals
   8EA.    Offences by body corporate
   8EB.    Offences by partners
   8F.     Chief Commissioner to report on applications for approval
   8G.     Power to require production of approval
   9.      Forfeiture or return of prohibited weapons, controlled weapons, dangerous articles or body armour
   10.     Search without warrant
   10A.    Duty to make records concerning searches
   10B.    Chief Commissioner to report on searches without warrant
   11.     Warrant to search
   11A.    Indictable offence
   12.     Regulations
   13.     Repeals and savings
   14.     Transitional provision
   15.     Transitional provision-Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2007.
           16, 17. Repealed
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details