Western Australian Consolidated Acts

WEAPONS ACT 1999 - SECT 12

12 .         Interpretation

        (1)         In this Part —

        Commissioner means the Commissioner of Police;

        juvenile justice team means a juvenile justice team under Division 2 of Part 5 of the Young Offenders Act 1994 ;

        offence means an offence under section 6, 7 or 8.

        (2)         For the purposes of this Part a person is lawfully entitled to possess something if —

            (a)         the person owns it or is authorised by the owner to possess it; and

            (b)         the possession is not prohibited by law or is authorised, justified or excused by law.