Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Control of Weapons Act 1990 - SECT 15

Transitional provision-Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2007

15. Transitional provision-Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2007



(1) The amendments made to this Act by sections 7(3), 7(4) and 7(5) of the
Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2007 apply only to offences alleged to have
been committed on or after the commencement of those sections.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), if an offence is alleged to have been
committed between two dates and the provision of the Justice Legislation
Amendment Act 2007 effecting the amendment commences on a date between those
two dates, the offence is alleged to have been committed before the
commencement of that provision.



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--------------- ENDNOTES 1. General Information Minister's second reading
speech- Legislative Council: 26 October 1989 Legislative Assembly: 15 May 1990
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill to regulate weapons other
than firearms, to repeal the Prescribed Weapons Act 1989, to amend the Crimes
Act 1958, the Firearms Act 1958, the Summary Offences Act 1966 and the
Vagrancy Act 1966 and for other purposes.". The Control of Weapons Act 1990
was assented to on 5 June 1990 and came into operation on 31 August 1990:
Government Gazette 29 August 1990 page 2616. 2. Table of Amendments This
Version incorporates amendments made to the Control of Weapons Act 1990 by
Acts and subordinate instruments.
------------------------------------------------------------- Control of
Weapons (Amendment) Act 1994, No. 30/1994 Assent Date: 31.5.94 Commencement
Date: Ss 1, 2 on 31.5.94: s. 2(1); rest of Act on 30.11.94: Special Gazette
(No. 92) 30.11.94 p. 1 Current State: All of Act in operation Police and
Corrections (Amendment) Act 1997, No. 26/1997 Assent Date: 20.5.97
Commencement Date: Pt 2 (ss 3-8) on 31.12.97: Government Gazette 18.12.97 p.
3614 Current State: This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Control of Weapons Act 1990 Control of Weapons (Amendment) Act 2000, No.
47/2000 Assent Date: 14.6.00 Commencement Date: 17.12.00: Government Gazette
14.12.00 p. 2915 Current State: All of Act in operation Forensic Health
Legislation (Amendment) Act 2002, No. 7/2002 Assent Date: 9.4.02 Commencement
Date: S. 34 on 1.7.02: s. 2(3) Current State: This information relates only to
the provision/s amending the Control of Weapons Act 1990 Control of Weapons
and Firearms Acts (Search Powers) Act 2003, No. 9/2003 Assent Date: 6.5.03
Commencement Date: Ss 3-8 on 5.10.03: Government Gazette 2.10.03 p. 2538
Current State: This information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Control of Weapons Act 1990 Firearms (Further Amendments) Act 2005, No.
78/2005 Assent Date: 22.11.05 Commencement Date: S. 67 on 1.1.06: Government
Gazette 22.12.05 p. 2972 Current State: This information relates only to the
provision/s amending the Control of Weapons Act 1990
Education and Training Reform Act 2006, No. 24/2006 Assent Date: 16.5.06
Commencement Date: S. 6.1.2(Sch. 7 item 9) on 1.7.07: Government Gazette
28.6.07 p. 1304 Current State: This information relates only to the
provision/s amending the Control of Weapons Act 1990



Control of Weapons Amendment (Penalties) Act 2007, No. 1/2007 Assent Date:
6.3.07 Commencement Date: Ss 3, 4 on 1.7.07: s. 2(2) Current State: This
information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Control of Weapons Act 1990 Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2007, No.
53/2007 Assent Date: 17.10.07 Commencement Date: Ss 3(2), 4(3), 7(3)-(5),
8(2), 9, 10(2)(4), 11 on 18.10.07: s. 2(1); s. 14 on 18.10.07: Government
Gazette 18.10.07 p. 2360; ss 3(1)(3)(4), 4(1)(2), 5, 6, 7(1)(2), 8(1),
10(1)(3), 12, 13 on 8.11.07: Government Gazette 8.11.07 p. 2579 Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Control of Weapons Act 1990
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INDEX

Subject

Section

Act

application and construction 4
commencement 2
purpose 1
repeals and savings 13
transitional provisions 14, 15 Approvals

false, misleading statements and breaches 8E
for body armour 8C
for prohibited weapons 8C
guidelines relating to granting of 8D
reports on applications for 8F Body armour

approvals for 8C
control of 8A
definition 3
exemptions for 8B
forfeiture, return of 9 Chief Commissioner of Police

powers and duties regarding

applications for approvals 8F granting of approvals 8C reports on searches
without warrant 10B Controlled weapons

control of 6
definition 3
forfeiture, return of 9
lawful excuse 6
search without warrant and seizure 10-10B Dangerous articles

control of use 7
definition 3
forfeiture, return of 9
lawful excuse 7
search without warrant and seizure 10-10B Definitions 3, 6, 7 Exemptions

breach of conditions 8E
in regard to prohibited weapons, body armour 8B Lawful excuse

application of section 130 of Magistrates' Court Act 1989

8
as to controlled weapons, dangerous articles 6, 7
definition 6, 7 Licensed premises 3, 5-7 Minister

powers and duties regarding

guidelines as to granting of approvals 8D reports on applications for
approvals 8F

Subject

Section

Offences

by bodies corporate 8EA
by partners 8EB
indictable offences 11A
regarding

approvals 8E body armour 8A controlled weapons 6 dangerous articles 7 evidence
of identity 5A exemptions 8E failure to produce things demanded by police 10
prohibited weapons 5-5B, 8G, 11A Prohibited weapons

approvals for 8C
control of 5
definition 3
exemptions for 8B
forfeiture, return of 9
identification of persons purchasing 5A
production of approvals 8G
sale of 5-5B
search without warrant and seizure 10-10B Regulations 12 Repeals 13 Savings 13
Search and seizure

return of seized articles 9
with warrant 11
without warrant 10-10B Transitional provisions 14, 15

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