Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Control of Weapons Act 1990 - SECT 8G

Power to require production of approval

8G. Power to require production of approval



(1) A member of the police force who-

   (a)  has reasonable grounds for suspecting that a person has committed an
        offence against section 5 or is carrying or has in his or her
        possession a prohibited weapon; and

   (b)  produces his or her identification for inspection by the person-

may demand that the person produce an approval under section 8C allowing the
person to do the thing otherwise prohibited.

(2) A person to whom a demand is directed under subsection (1) must comply
with the demand.

Penalty: 30 penalty units.

(3) This section does not apply to a person who is exempted under section 8B.