Western Australian Consolidated Acts

WEAPONS ACT 1999 - SECT 3

3 .         Interpretation

                In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears —

        article includes a liquid or gas;

        carry includes to have on or about one’s person;

        controlled weapon means —

            (a)         an article prescribed by regulations to be a controlled weapon; or

            (b)         any other article, not being a firearm or a prohibited weapon, made or modified to be used —

                  (i)         to injure or disable a person;

                  (ii)         to cause a person to fear that someone will be injured or disabled by that use; or

                  (iii)         for attack or defence in the practice of a martial sport, art or similar discipline;

        conveyance means anything used or capable of being used to transport people or goods by air, land or water and it does not matter how it is propelled or that it may ordinarily be stationary;

        defence means self-defence, defence of another or defence of property;

        firearm has the same meaning as in section 4 of the Firearms Act 1973 ;

        possess includes to have control or dominion over and to have the order or disposition of;

        prohibited weapon means an article prescribed by regulations to be a prohibited weapon;

        weapon means a prohibited weapon, a controlled weapon or an article to which section 8 applies.