WEAPONS PROHIBITION ACT 1998 - As at 19 October 2022 - Act 127 of 1998

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

• 1 Name of Act
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Principles and objects of Act
• 4 Definitions
• 5 Amendment of Schedule 1
• 6 Application of Act

PART 2 - PERMITS FOR PROHIBITED WEAPONS

Division 1 - Requirement for permit

• 7 Offence of unauthorised possession or use of prohibited weapon

Division 2 - Permit scheme

• 8 Permit categories and authority conferred by permit
• 9 Application for permit
• 10 Issuing of permit
• 11 Genuine reason
• 12 Requirement to notify Commissioner if genuine reason ceases to exist
• 13 Form of permit
• 14 Conditions of permit
• 15 Term of permit
• 16 Suspension of permit
• 17 Suspension of permit on making of interim apprehended violence order
• 18 Revocation of permit
• 19 Surrender and seizure of prohibited weapons when permit suspended or revoked

PART 3 - WEAPONS DEALERS AND THEATRICAL WEAPONS ARMOURERS--SPECIAL PROVISIONS

• 20 Weapons dealers and theatrical weapons armourers must hold permit
• 20A Record of sale of prohibited weapons
• 21 Additional requirements for weapons dealers and theatrical weapons armourers
• 22 Security of displayed weapons

PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS OFFENCES

• 23 Restrictions on purchase of prohibited weapons
• 23A Restrictions on sale of prohibited weapons
• 23B Selling prohibited weapons on an ongoing basis
• 24 Restrictions on sending and receiving prohibited weapons
• 25 Advertising sale of prohibited weapons
• 25A Unauthorised manufacture of prohibited weapons
• 25B Possession of digital blueprints for manufacture of prohibited weapons
• 25C Defences for offences under section 25B
• 25D Remote controlled possession and use of prohibited weapons
26. (Repealed)
• 27 On-the-spot inspection of prohibited weapons
• 28 Disposal of prohibited weapons by unauthorised persons
• 29 Permit must be produced on demand
• 30 Requirement to notify change of particulars
• 31 False or misleading documents
• 32 Misuse etc of permit

PART 4A - SAFE KEEPING OF PROHIBITED WEAPONS

• 32A General requirement for safe keeping of prohibited weapons
• 32B Level 1 requirements
• 32C Level 2 requirements
• 32D Level 3 requirements

PART 5 - WEAPONS PROHIBITION ORDERS

• 33 Commissioner may make weapons prohibition order
• 34 Effect of weapons prohibition order

PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

• 35 Administrative review by Civil and Administrative Tribunal of certain decisions
• 35A Recognition of domestic violence orders
• 36 Interstate transactions
• 37 Register of permits
• 38 Disclosures by doctors and health practitioners of certain information
• 39 Seizure of prohibited weapons by police officer
• 40 Disposal of surrendered or seized prohibited weapons
• 41 Delegation
• 42 Penalty notices
• 43 Proceedings for offences
• 44 Time for laying information
• 45 Liability of parents and guardians
• 46 Offences by corporations
• 47 Service of notices
• 48 Evidence
• 49 Identification of authorised officers
• 50 Regulations
• 51 Savings and transitional provisions
• 52 Repeals
53. (Repealed)
• 54 Review of Act
• SCHEDULE 1
• SCHEDULE 2
Schedule 3 (Repealed)