{"id":"BILL-QLD-4275","name":"Fighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals Amendment Bill 2026","slug":"fighting-antisemitism-and-keeping-guns-out-of-the-hands-of-terrorists-and-criminals-amendment-bill-2026","collection":"bill","jurisdiction":"qld","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":"2026-01-01","administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":446071,"registerId":"BILL-QLD-4275:current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-01-01","status":"in_force","reasons":null,"registeredAt":"2026-05-06T12:45:09.689Z"},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"retrieval-0001","sectionType":"document_chunk","heading":"Document excerpt 1","content":"# Fighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals Amendment Bill 2026\n\nQueensland\nFighting Antisemitism and\nKeeping Guns out of the\nHands of Terrorists and\nCriminals Amendment Bill\n2026\n\nQueensland\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns\nout of the Hands of Terrorists and\nCriminals Amendment Bill 2026\nContents\nPage\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8\n2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8\nPart 2 Amendment of Criminal Code\n3 Code amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9\n4 Amendment of s 52C (Prohibited symbols) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9\n5 Insertion of new s 52CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11\n52CA Prescribed organisations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11\n6 Amendment of s 52D (Display, distribution or publication of prohibited\nsymbols) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12\n7 Insertion of new s 52DA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13\n52DA Recital, distribution, publication or display of prohibited\nexpressions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13\n8 Replacement of s 206 (Offering violence to officiating ministers of\nreligion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15\n206 Assaults of ministers of religion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15\n206A Intimidating or obstructing persons entering or leaving places\nof religious worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16\n9 Amendment of s 207 (Disturbing religious worship) . . . . . . . . . . 17\n10 Amendment of s 398 (Punishment of stealing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17\n11 Amendment of s 469 (Wilful damage) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18\n12 Amendment of s 540 (Preparation to commit crimes with dangerous\nthings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18\n13 Insertion of new s 540A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18\n\nContents\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPage 2\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n540A Preparation or planning to cause death or grievous bodily\nharm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18\n14 Amendment of s 552BB (Excluded offences) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19\n15 Insertion of new ch 114 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19\nChapter 114 Transitional provisions for Fighting Antisemitism and\nKeeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and\nCriminals Amendment Act 2026\n770 Prosecution of prohibited symbols offence if entity stops\nbeing a prescribed organisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20\n771 Proceedings for offences relating to religious worship 20\nPart 3 Amendment of Penalties and Sentences Act 1992\n16 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21\n17 Amendment of sch 1C (Prescribed offences) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21\nPart 4 Amendment of Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000\n18 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21\n19 Amendment of s 30 (Prescribed circumstances for searching persons\nwithout warrant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22\n20 Amendment of s 32 (Prescribed circumstances for searching vehicle\nwithout warrant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22\n21 Amendment of s 221A (Definitions for chapter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22\n22 Amendment of s 228 (Purposes of ch 11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22\n23 Amendment of s 229 (Definitions for ch 11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23\n24 Amendment of s 230 (Relationship to other laws and matters) . . 23\n25 Amendment of s 237 (Committee recommendations) . . . . . . . . . 24\n26 Amendment of s 258 (Protection from criminal responsibility for\ncontrolled conduct during authorised operations) . . . . . . . . . . . . 24\n27 Amendment of s 322 (Definitions for ch 13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24\n28 Amendment of s 323 (Meaning of relevant offence) . . . . . . . . . . 25\n29 Amendment of s 740 (Public interest monitor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25\n30 Amendment of s 743 (Monitor’s annual report) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25\n31 Insertion of new ch 24, pt 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26\nPart 28 Transitional provision for Fighting Antisemitism and\nKeeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and\nCriminals Amendment Act 2026\n901 Monitor’s annual report for particular financial year . 26\n32 Omission of sch 2, s 1AA (Child Protection (Offender Reporting and\nOffender Prohibition Order) Act 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27\n33 Replacement of sch 2, s 1 (Classification of Computer Games and\nImages Act 1995) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27\n\nContents\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPage 3\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n34 Replacement of sch 2, s 2 (Classification of Films Act 1991) . . . 27\n35 Amendment of sch 2, s 3 (Classification of Publications Act 1991) 28\n36 Replacement of sch 2, s 4 (Criminal Code) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28\n37 Omission of sch 2, s 6 (Weapons Act 1990) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28\n38 Omission of sch 3, s 1 (Child Protection (Offender Reporting and\nOffender Prohibition Order) Act 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28\n39 Amendment of sch 3, s 6 (Criminal Code) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28\n40 Amendment of sch 3, s 11 (Weapons Act 1990) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28\n41 Replacement of sch 5, s 1 (Criminal Code) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29\n42 Omission of sch 5, s 2 (Drugs Misuse Act 1986) . . . . . . . . . . . . 29\n43 Omission of sch 5, s 3 (Weapons Act 1990) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29\n44 Omission of sch 5, s 5 (Criminal Code) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30\n45 Amendment of sch 5, s 10 (Weapons Act 1990) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30\n46 Amendment of sch 6 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30\nPart 5 Amendment of Police Service Administration Regulation 2016\n47 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30\n48 Amendment of s 67 (Approved agencies—Act, s 10.2G) . . . . . . 30\nPart 6 Amendment of Queensland Community Safety Act 2024\n49 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31\n50 Omission of s 84 (Amendment of s 53BAC (Police powers for giving\nofficial warning for consorting)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31\n51 Amendment of s 88 (Insertion of new sch 5A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\n52 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32\n53 Amendment of s 2 (Application of Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32\n54 Amendment of s 5C (Meaning of class C serious offence) . . . . . 32\n55 Amendment of s 5D (Meaning of disqualified person) . . . . . . . . 33\n56 Amendment of s 10 (Limitations on issue of licence) . . . . . . . . . 33\n57 Amendment of s 10B (Fit and proper person—licensees) . . . . . 33\n58 Amendment of s 10C (Fit and proper person—licensed dealer’s\nassociate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34\n59 Amendment of s 13 (Application for licence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35\n60 Amendment of s 14 (Inquiries into application) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36\n61 Amendment of s 15 (Authorised officer decides application) . . . 38\n62 Amendment of s 18 (Renewal of licences) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38\n63 Amendment of s 28 (Suspension of licence by giving suspension notice)\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38\n\nContents\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPage 4\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n64 Amendment of s 29 (Revocation of licence by giving revocation notice)\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38\n65 Amendment of pt 4, hdg (Possession and use of weapons) . . . . 39\n66 Amendment of s 50 (Possession of weapons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39\n67 Amendment of s 50B (Unlawful supply of weapons) . . . . . . . . . . 40\n68 Insertion of new s 56A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41\n56A Reckless discharge of weapon towards building or vehicle\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41\n69 Amendment of s 61 (Shortening firearms) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42\n70 Amendment of s 62 (Modifying construction or action of firearms) 42\n71 Amendment of s 63 (Altering identification marks of weapons) . 43\n72 Amendment of s 65 (Unlawful trafficking in weapons) . . . . . . . . 43\n73 Amendment of s 67 (Possessing and acquiring restricted items) 44\n74 Insertion of new ss 67A and 67B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44\n67A Possession and distribution of blueprint material for\nmanufacture of firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44\n67B Defences for offences against s 67A . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44\n75 Amendment of s 69 (Armourers to be licensed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46\n76 Amendment of s 141D (Definitions for part) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46\n77 Amendment of s 141E (Matters to consider for making firearm prohibition\norders—adults) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47\n78 Amendment of s 141F (Matters to consider for making firearm prohibition\norders—children) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47\n79 Amendment of s 141G (Commissioner may make firearm prohibition\norders) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47\n80 Omission of s 141H (Court may make firearm prohibition orders) 48\n81 Amendment of s 141I (Content of firearm prohibition orders) . . . 48\n82 Amendment of s 141J (When firearm prohibition orders take effect) 48\n83 Amendment of s 141L (Further firearm prohibition orders may be made)\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49\n84 Omission of pt 5A, div 2, sdiv 3 (Applications to court for firearm\nprohibition orders) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49\n85 Amendment of s 141P (Personal service of firearm prohibition orders)\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49\n86 Amendment of s 141Q (Power to give directions to facilitate personal\nservice of firearm prohibition orders) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49\n87 Omission of s 141R (Limits on directions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50\n88 Replacement of s 141T (Offence warning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50\n\nContents\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPage 5\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n141T Offence warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50\n89 Amendment of s 141U (Offence to contravene direction) . . . . . . 51\n90 Amendment of s 141V (Licenses, permits and approvals automatically\nrevoked if firearm prohibition order made) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51\n91 Amendment of s 141Y (Acquiring, possessing and using firearms and\nfirearm related items) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52\n92 Amendment of s 141Z (Supply of firearms and firearm related items) 53\n93 Amendment of s 141ZA (Attending particular premises and events) 53\n94 Replacement of s 141ZB (Notifying commissioner of change of address)\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54\n141ZB Notifying commissioner of change of address . . . . . . 54\n95 Amendment of s 141ZC (Definition for division) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54\n96 Amendment of s 141ZE, hdg (Power to search individuals) . . . . 54\n97 Amendment of s 141ZF (Power to search vehicles) . . . . . . . . . . 55\n98 Insertion of new s 141ZGA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55\n141ZGA Power to search particular persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55\n99 Omission of pt 5A, div 5 (Annual review of firearm prohibition orders in\nrelation to children) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56\n100 Omission of pt 5A, div 6 (Appeals) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56\n101 Amendment, relocation and renumbering of s 141ZT (Confidentiality of\ncriminal intelligence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56\n102 Amendment of s 141ZU (Records to be kept) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57\n103 Replacement of pt 6, hdg (Rights of review and other appeals) . 58\n104 Insertion of new pt 6, div 1, hdg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58\n105 Amendment of s 142 (Right to apply for review of decisions) . . . 58\n106 Amendment of s 142A (Confidentiality of criminal intelligence) . 59\n107 Insertion of new pt 6, div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59\nDivision 2 Provisions relating to firearm prohibition orders\n146 Right to apply for review of decisions to make firearm\nprohibition orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59\n147 Effect of firearm prohibition orders not stayed by particular\nproceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59\n148 When particular review decisions take effect . . . . . . 60\n149 Application of QCAT Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61\n108 Amendment of s 161 (Proceedings for an offence) . . . . . . . . . . . 62\n109 Amendment of s 163 (Evidentiary provisions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62\n110 Insertion of new pt 8, div 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63\nDivision 10 Transitional and validation provisions for Fighting\n\nContents\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPage 6\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nAntisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of\nTerrorists and Criminals Amendment Act 2026\n200 Definitions for division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63\n201 Particular existing applications—fit and proper person\nrequirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64\n202 Particular existing applications—citizenship requirement 64\n203 Validation of particular decisions relating to licences 64\n204 Firearm prohibition orders made under former section 141H\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66\n205 Existing firearm prohibition orders made under former section\n141G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66\n206 Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66\n207 Transitional regulation-making power . . . . . . . . . . . . 66\n111 Amendment of sch 1AA (Class B serious offences) . . . . . . . . . . 67\n112 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68\nPart 8 Amendment of Weapons Regulation 2016\n113 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71\n114 Amendment of s 92 (Container) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71\n115 Amendment of s 94 (Storage of particular weapons not in person’s\nphysical possession—secure storage facilities) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71\nPart 9 Amendment of Youth Justice Act 1992\n116 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71\n117 Amendment of s 175A (Sentence orders—significant offences to which\nadult penalties apply) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71\n118 Amendment of s 176 (Sentence orders—other significant offences) 72\nPart 10 Other amendments\n119 Legislation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72\nSchedule 1 Other amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73\nCorrective Services Act 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73\nJudicial Review Act 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73\nPolice Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74\nPolice Service Administration Act 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74\nWeapons Regulation 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75\n\n2026\nA Bill\nfor\nAn Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Penalties and\nSentences Act 1992, the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act\n2000, the Police Service Administration Regulation 2016, the\nQueensland Community Safety Act 2024, the Weapons Act\n1990, the Weapons Regulation 2016, the Youth Justice Act 1992\nand the legislation mentioned in schedule 1 for particular\npurposes","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"retrieval-0002","sectionType":"document_chunk","heading":"Document excerpt 2","content":"Page 8\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 1]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 1 Preliminary\nThe Parliament of Queensland enacts—\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Short title\nThis Act may be cited as the Fighting Antisemitism and\nKeeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Act 2026.\n2 Commencement\nThe following provisions commence on a day to be fixed by\nproclamation—\n(a) sections 29 to 31;\n(b) sections 55 and 56;\n(c) section 62(2);\n(d) section 64(1);\n(e) section 66(6);\n(f) section 73;\n(g) sections 76 to 90;\n(h) section 91(1), (3) and (6) to (8);\n(i) section 92(1);\n(j) sections 93 to 102;\n(k) sections 103 to 105;\n(l) section 107;\n(m) section 109;\n(n) section 110 to the extent it inserts new sections 202 and\n204 to 206;\n1\n2\nClause 3\n4\n5\n6\nClause 7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n\nPage 9\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 3]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 2 Amendment of Criminal Code\n(o) section 112(1) and (3);\n(p) part 8;\n(q) schedule 1, amendments 1, 3 and 4 of the Judicial\nReview Act 1991.\nPart 2 Amendment of Criminal Code\n3 Code amended\nThis part amends the Criminal Code.\n4 Amendment of s 52C (Prohibited symbols)\n(1) Section 52C, heading, after ‘symbols’—\ninsert—\nand expressions\n(2) Section 52C(1)(a), ‘section’—\nomit, insert—\nsubsection\n(3) Section 52C(1)—\ninsert—\n(aa) used by a prescribed organisation, or a\nmember of a prescribed organisation, to\nidentify the organisation or any part of the\norganisation; or\n(4) Section 52C(1)(b), from ‘referred’—\nomit, insert—\nor image mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) that it\nis likely to be confused with or mistaken for that\nsymbol or image.\n(5) Section 52C(1)(aa) and (b)—\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\nClause 6\n7\nClause 8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n\nPage 10\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 4]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 2 Amendment of Criminal Code\nrenumber as section 52C(1)(b) and (c).\n(6) Section 52C—\ninsert—\n(1A) A prohibited expression is an expression—\n(a) prescribed by regulation for this subsection;\nor\n(b) that so nearly resembles an expression\nmentioned in paragraph (a) that it is likely to\nbe confused with or mistaken for that\nexpression.\n(7) Section 52C(2)(a)—\nomit, insert—\n(a) must prescribe the symbol or image as—\n(i) a graphic representation of the symbol\nor image; or\n(ii) a description of the symbol or image;\nor\n(iii) a combination of the matters\nmentioned in subparagraphs (i) and\n(ii); and\n(8) Section 52C(3), from ‘subsection (1)(a)’ to ‘image’—\nomit, insert—\nsubsection (1)(a) or (1A)(a) only if the Minister is\nsatisfied the symbol or image, or expression\n(9) Section 52C—\ninsert—\n(3A) Also, the Minister may recommend to the\nGovernor in Council the making of a regulation\nunder subsection (1A)(a) only if the Minister is\nsatisfied the expression is regularly used to incite\ndiscrimination, hostility or violence towards a\nrelevant group.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n\nPage 11\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 5]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 2 Amendment of Criminal Code\n(10) Section 52C(4), from ‘Also’ to ‘the recommendation,’—\nomit, insert—\nIn addition, before recommending to the\nGovernor in Council the making of a regulation\nunder subsection (1)(a) or (1A)(a), the Minister\nmust\n(11) Section 52C(5)—\ninsert—\nprescribed organisation see section 52CA.\n5 Insertion of new s 52CA\nAfter section 52C—\ninsert—\n52CA Prescribed organisations\n(1) A prescribed organisation is an entity prescribed\nby regulation for this section.\n(2) The Minister may recommend to the Governor in\nCouncil the making of a regulation under\nsubsection (1) only if the recommendation is to\nprescribe—\n(a) a particular state sponsor of terrorism or\nterrorist organisation; or\n(b) a class of state sponsors of terrorism or\nterrorist organisations; or\n(c) all state sponsors of terrorism or terrorist\norganisations.\n(3) Subsection (4) applies if—\n(a) the Minister prescribes an entity as a\nprescribed organisation; and\n(b) the entity stops being a state sponsor of\nterrorism or a terrorist organisation.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\nClause 10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n\nPage 12\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 6]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 2 Amendment of Criminal Code\n(4) The entity stops being a prescribed organisation.\n(5) In this section—\nstate sponsor of terrorism means a state sponsor\nof terrorism as defined in the Criminal Code\n(Cwlth), section 110.3(1).\nterrorist organisation means an organisation\nmentioned in the Criminal Code (Cwlth), section\n102.1(1), definition terrorist organisation,\nparagraph (b).\n6 Amendment of s 52D (Display, distribution or publication\nof prohibited symbols)\n(1) Section 52D, heading, from ‘Display’ to ‘publication’—\nomit, insert—\nDistribution, publication or display\n(2) Section 52D(1)—\nomit, insert—\n(1) This section applies to a person if—\n(a) the person publicly distributes, publishes or\npublicly displays a prohibited symbol in a\nway that might reasonably be expected to\ncause a member of the public to feel\nmenaced, harassed or offended; and\n(b) for a relevant prohibited symbol—the\nperson knew, or ought reasonably to have\nknown, when the person distributed,\npublished or displayed the symbol, that the\nsymbol was used by a prescribed\norganisation, or a member of a prescribed\norganisation, to identify the organisation or\nany part of the organisation.\n(1A) The person commits an offence, unless the person\nhas a reasonable excuse.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\nClause 10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n\nPage 13\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 7]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 2 Amendment of Criminal Code\nMaximum penalty—150 penalty units or 2 years\nimprisonment.\n(3) Section 52D(2) and (3), ‘subsection (1)’—\nomit, insert—\nsubsection (2)\n(4) Section 52D(5), ‘subsection (1)’—\nomit, insert—\nsubsections (1) and (2)\n(5) Section 52D—\ninsert—\n(6) In this section—\nrelevant prohibited symbol means—\n(a) a prohibited symbol mentioned in section\n52C(1)(b); or\n(b) a prohibited symbol mentioned in section\n52C(1)(c) that so nearly resembles a symbol\nmentioned in paragraph (a) that it is likely to\nbe confused with or mistaken for that\nsymbol.\nprescribed organisation see section 52CA.\n(6) Section 52D(1A) to (6)—\nrenumber as section 52D(2) to (7).\n7 Insertion of new s 52DA\nAfter section 52D—\ninsert—\n52DA Recital, distribution, publication or display of\nprohibited expressions\n(1) A person who publicly recites, publicly\ndistributes, publishes or publicly displays a\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\nClause 23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n\nPage 14\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 7]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 2 Amendment of Criminal Code\nprohibited expression in a way that might\nreasonably be expected to cause a member of the\npublic to feel menaced, harassed or offended\ncommits an offence, unless the person has a\nreasonable excuse.\nMaximum penalty—150 penalty units or 2 years\nimprisonment.\n(2) Without limiting what may be a reasonable\nexcuse for subsection (1), a person has a\nreasonable excuse if—\n(a) either of the following apply—\n(i) the person engaged in the conduct that\nis alleged to constitute the offence for a\ngenuine artistic, religious, educational,\nhistorical, legal or law enforcement\npurpose;\n(ii) the person engaged in the conduct that\nis alleged to constitute the offence for a\npurpose that is in the public interest;\nand\nExamples for subparagraph (ii)—\n• publication of a fair and accurate report\nof an event or matter of public interest\n• a genuine political or other genuine\npublic dispute or issue carried on in the\npublic interest\n(b) the person’s conduct was, in the\ncircumstances, reasonable for that purpose.\n(3) An evidential burden is placed on the defendant in\nrelation to showing a reasonable excuse for\nsubsection (1).\n(4) For subsection (1), a person publicly recites or\npublicly displays a prohibited expression if the\nperson—\n(a) recites or displays the expression—\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n34\n35\n\nPage 15\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 8]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 2 Amendment of Criminal Code\n(i) in a place that the public is entitled to\nuse, is open to members of the public\nor is used by the public, whether or not\non payment of money; or\n(ii) in a place the occupier of which allows,\nwhether or not on payment of money,\nmembers of the public to enter; or\n(b) recites or displays the expression in a way\nthat is audible or visible from a place\nmentioned in paragraph (a).\n(5) To remove any doubt, it is declared that, for\nsubsection (1)—\n(a) the offence is committed at the time when\nthe person recites, distributes, publishes or\ndisplays the prohibited expression; and\n(b) it is irrelevant whether or not a member of\nthe public has heard or seen the prohibited\nexpression because of the recital,\ndistribution, publication or display.\n(6) In this section—\nprohibited expression see section 52C(1A).\n8 Replacement of s 206 (Offering violence to officiating\nministers of religion)\nSection 206—\nomit, insert—\n206 Assaults of ministers of religion\n(1) A person who unlawfully assaults a minister of\nreligion and hinders or prevents the minister\nfrom—\n(a) lawfully officiating at a meeting of persons\nlawfully assembled for religious worship; or\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\nClause 22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n\nPage 16\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 8]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 2 Amendment of Criminal Code\n(b) lawfully officiating at a religious ceremony;\nor\nExamples of a religious ceremony—\nwedding, funeral or other religious rite in relation\nto the burial of a deceased person\n(c) lawfully performing another religious\nfunction of the minister’s office;\nExamples of a religious function of a minister’s\noffice—\npastoral care, religious education, spiritual\ncounselling\ncommits a misdemeanour.\nMaximum penalty—5 years imprisonment.\nNote—\nSee also part 5, chapter 26.\n(2) In this section—\nreligious function, of the office of a minister of\nreligion, does not include an administrative,\nfinancial or managerial function of the office.\n206A Intimidating or obstructing persons entering\nor leaving places of religious worship\n(1) A person in, or in the vicinity of, a place of\nreligious worship who, without reasonable\nexcuse, intimidates or obstructs a person—\n(a) entering, or attempting to enter, the place to\nattend a meeting of persons lawfully\nassembled for religious worship; or\n(b) leaving, or attempting to leave, the place\nafter attending all or part of a meeting of\npersons lawfully assembled for religious\nworship;\ncommits an offence.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n\nPage 17\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 9]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 2 Amendment of Criminal Code\nMaximum penalty—3 years imprisonment.\n(2) A reference in subsection (1)(a) to entering, or\nattempting to enter, a place of religious worship to\nattend a meeting of persons includes a reference\nto entering, or attempting to enter, the place\nbefore the meeting starts or before any other\npersons have assembled.\n(3) In this section—\nintimidate includes harass.\nobstruct includes hinder, prevent and attempt to\nobstruct.\n9 Amendment of s 207 (Disturbing religious worship)\n(1) Section 207(1)—\nomit, insert—\n(1) A person who, without reasonable excuse,\nwilfully disturbs a meeting of persons lawfully\nassembled for religious worship commits an\noffence.\nMaximum penalty—20 penalty units or 6 months\nimprisonment.\n(2) Section 207(2), ‘6 months’—\nomit, insert—\n1 year\n10 Amendment of s 398 (Punishment of stealing)\n(1) Section 398, punishment in special cases, clause 14—\nomit.\n(2) Section 398, punishment in special cases, clause 15, ‘10\nyears’—\nomit, insert—\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\nClause 12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\nClause 24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n\nPage 18\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 11]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 2 Amendment of Criminal Code\n14 years\n11 Amendment of s 469 (Wilful damage)\nSection 469, punishment in special cases—\ninsert—\n13 Places of religious worship\nIf—\n(a) the property in question is premises; and\n(b) the premises are a place of religious\nworship;\nthe offender commits a crime.\nMaximum penalty—7 years imprisonment.\n12 Amendment of s 540 (Preparation to commit crimes with\ndangerous things)\n(1) Section 540, after ‘possession of,’—\ninsert—\na dangerous or offensive weapon or instrument or\n(2) Section 540(a) and (b), before ‘thing’—\ninsert—\nweapon, instrument or\n13 Insertion of new s 540A\nAfter section 540—\ninsert—\n540A Preparation or planning to cause death or\ngrievous bodily harm\n(1) A person who does any act in preparation for, or\nplanning, an offence that would be likely to cause\nthe death of, or grievous bodily harm to, another\n1\nClause 2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\nClause 12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\nClause 20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n\nPage 19\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 14]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 2 Amendment of Criminal Code\nperson commits a crime.\nMaximum penalty—14 years imprisonment.\n(2) A person commits a crime under subsection (1)\neven if—\n(a) the offence does not occur; or\n(b) the person’s act is not done in preparation\nfor, or planning, a specific offence; or\n(c) the person’s act is done in preparation for, or\nplanning, more than 1 offence.\n14 Amendment of s 552BB (Excluded offences)\nSection 552BB, table, entry for section 398, column 3, item\n3—\nomit.\n15 Insertion of new ch 114\nAfter chapter 113—\ninsert—\nChapter 114 Transitional\nprovisions for\nFighting\nAntisemitism and\nKeeping Guns out of\nthe Hands of\nTerrorists and\nCriminals\nAmendment Act\n2026\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\nClause 10\n11\n12\n13\nClause 14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n\nPage 20\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 15]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 2 Amendment of Criminal Code\n770 Prosecution of prohibited symbols offence if\nentity stops being a prescribed organisation\n(1) This section applies if—\n(a) a person is charged with an offence against\nnew section 52D involving a prohibited\nsymbol used by a prescribed organisation or\na member of a prescribed organisation; and\n(b) before the end of the proceeding for the\noffence, the prescribed organisation stops\nbeing a prescribed organisation under new\nsection 52CA(4).\n(2) Without limiting the Acts Interpretation Act 1954,\nsection 20, a proceeding for the offence may be\ncontinued or started, and the person may be\nconvicted of and punished for the offence, as if\nthe prescribed organisation had not stopped being\na prescribed organisation.\n(3) Subsection (2) applies despite section 11.\n(4) In this section—\nnew, in relation to a provision of this Act, means\nthe provision as in force from the commencement.\n771 Proceedings for offences relating to religious\nworship\n(1) This section applies in relation to an offence\nagainst former section 206 or 207 committed by a\nperson before the commencement.\n(2) Without limiting the Acts Interpretation Act 1954,\nsection 20, a proceeding for the offence may be\ncontinued or started, and the person may be\nconvicted of and punished for the offence, as if\nthe Fighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out\nof the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Act 2026, sections 8 and 9 had not\ncommenced.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n34\n\nPage 21\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 16]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 3 Amendment of Penalties and Sentences Act 1992\n(3) Subsection (2) applies despite section 11.\n(4) In this section—\nformer section 206 or 207 means section 206 or\n207 as in force from time to time before the\ncommencement.\nPart 3 Amendment of Penalties and\nSentences Act 1992\n16 Act amended\nThis part amends the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992.\n17 Amendment of sch 1C (Prescribed offences)\n(1) Schedule 1C, entry for Criminal Code, entry for section 398,\nfrom ‘item 14’ to ‘or 15’—\nomit, insert—\nclause 15\n(2) Schedule 1C, entry for Weapons Act 1990—\ninsert—\n• section 56A (Reckless discharge of weapon\ntowards building or vehicle)\nPart 4 Amendment of Police Powers\nand Responsibilities Act 2000\n18 Act amended\nThis part amends the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act\n2000.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\nClause 8\n9\nClause 10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\nClause 21\n22\n23","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"retrieval-0003","sectionType":"document_chunk","heading":"Document excerpt 3","content":"Page 22\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 4 Amendment of Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000\nNote—\nSee also the amendments in schedule 1.\n19 Amendment of s 30 (Prescribed circumstances for\nsearching persons without warrant)\nSection 30(1)(ha), after ‘section 52D’—\ninsert—\nor 52DA\n20 Amendment of s 32 (Prescribed circumstances for\nsearching vehicle without warrant)\nSection 32(2)(a)(ii), after ‘section 52D’—\ninsert—\nor 52DA\n21 Amendment of s 221A (Definitions for chapter)\nSection 221A, definition controlled activity offence,\nparagraph (a)—\nomit, insert—\n(a) a three year imprisonment offence; or\n22 Amendment of s 228 (Purposes of ch 11)\nSection 228(a)—\nomit, insert—\n(a) to provide for the authorisation, conduct and\nmonitoring of controlled operations,\nincluding operations conducted in this and 1\nor more other jurisdictions, for any of the\nfollowing purposes—\n1\n2\nClause 3\n4\n5\n6\n7\nClause 8\n9\n10\n11\n12\nClause 13\n14\n15\n16\n17\nClause 18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n\nPage 23\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 23]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 4 Amendment of Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000\n(i) obtaining evidence that may lead to the\nprosecution of persons for relevant\noffences;\n(ii) frustrating the commission of relevant\noffences; and\n23 Amendment of s 229 (Definitions for ch 11)\n(1) Section 229—\ninsert—\nfrustrate includes disrupt or prevent.\n(2) Section 229, definition controlled operation, paragraph (a)—\nomit, insert—\n(a) is conducted, or intended to be conducted,\nfor any of the following purposes—\n(i) obtaining evidence that may lead to the\nprosecution of a person for a relevant\noffence;\n(ii) frustrating the commission of a\nrelevant offence; and\n(3) Section 229, definition relevant offence, paragraph (a)—\nomit, insert—\n(a) a three year imprisonment offence; or\n24 Amendment of s 230 (Relationship to other laws and\nmatters)\nSection 230(1)(a)—\nomit, insert—\n(a) that are for any of the following purposes—\n(i) obtaining evidence that may lead to the\nprosecution of a person for a relevant\noffence;\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\nClause 6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\nClause 22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n\nPage 24\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 25]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 4 Amendment of Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000\n(ii) frustrating the commission of a\nrelevant offence;\n25 Amendment of s 237 (Committee recommendations)\nSection 237(2), from ‘seriousness’—\nomit, insert—\nseriousness of a relevant offence to which the\napplication relates, it is appropriate for persons to\nengage in controlled conduct for any of the\nfollowing purposes—\n(a) obtaining evidence that may lead to the\nconviction of a person for the offence;\n(b) frustrating the commission of the offence.\n26 Amendment of s 258 (Protection from criminal\nresponsibility for controlled conduct during authorised\noperations)\nSection 258(2)(c)—\nomit, insert—\n(c) take advantage of an opportunity to—\n(i) obtain evidence about a relevant\noffence not mentioned in the authority;\nor\n(ii) frustrate the commission of a relevant\noffence not mentioned in the authority.\n27 Amendment of s 322 (Definitions for ch 13)\nSection 322, definition three year imprisonment offence—\nomit.\n1\n2\nClause 3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\nClause 13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\nClause 24\n25\n26\n\nPage 25\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 28]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 4 Amendment of Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000\n28 Amendment of s 323 (Meaning of relevant offence)\n(1) Section 323(1)(a)—\nomit, insert—\n(a) a three year imprisonment offence; or\n(2) Section 323(2) and (3)—\nomit.\n29 Amendment of s 740 (Public interest monitor)\nSection 740(1)(e), ‘making’—\nomit, insert—\nuse\n30 Amendment of s 743 (Monitor’s annual report)\n(1) Section 743(3BA)(a) to (c)—\nomit, insert—\n(a) the number of firearm prohibition orders\nmade or revoked under the Weapons Act\n1990, section 141G during the year;\n(b) the number of reviews started under the\nWeapons Act 1990, part 6, division 2 or the\nJudicial Review Act 1991 during the year in\nrelation to the making of a firearm\nprohibition order under the Weapons Act\n1990, section 141G;\n(2) Section 743(3BA)(d) and (e), ‘part 5A, division 4 of that\nAct’—\nomit, insert—\nthe Weapons Act 1990, part 5A, division 4\n(3) Section 743(3BA)(f), ‘section 141W of that Act’—\nomit, insert—\nClause 1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\nClause 7\n8\n9\n10\nClause 11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n\nPage 26\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 31]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 4 Amendment of Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000\nthe Weapons Act 1990, section 141W\n(4) Section 743(3BA)(g), ‘part 5A, division 4 of that Act’—\nomit, insert—\nthe Weapons Act 1990, part 5A, division 4\n(5) Section 743(3BA)(d) to (h)—\nrenumber as section 743(3BA)(c) to (g).\n31 Insertion of new ch 24, pt 28\nChapter 24—\ninsert—\nPart 28 Transitional provision\nfor Fighting\nAntisemitism and\nKeeping Guns out of\nthe Hands of Terrorists\nand Criminals\nAmendment Act 2026\n901 Monitor’s annual report for particular financial\nyear\n(1) This section applies to a report prepared by the\npublic interest monitor under new section 743 in\nrelation to a financial year beginning before the\ncommencement.\n(2) In addition to the matters mentioned in new\nsection 743(3BA), the report must include the\nmatters mentioned in former section 743(3BA).\n(3) In this section—\nformer section 743(3BA) means section\n743(3BA) as in force immediately before the\ncommencement.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\nClause 7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n\nPage 27\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 32]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 4 Amendment of Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000\nnew, in relation to a provision of this Act, means\nthe provision as in force from the commencement.\n32 Omission of sch 2, s 1AA (Child Protection (Offender\nReporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004)\nSchedule 2, section 1AA—\nomit.\n33 Replacement of sch 2, s 1 (Classification of Computer\nGames and Images Act 1995)\nSchedule 2, section 1—\nomit, insert—\n1 Classification of Computer Games and Images\nAct 1995\nAn offence against the Classification of Computer\nGames and Images Act 1995, section 26(3)\n(Possession of objectionable computer game)\ninvolving a child abuse computer game as defined\nunder that Act.\n34 Replacement of sch 2, s 2 (Classification of Films Act\n1991)\nSchedule 2, section 2—\nomit, insert—\n2 Classification of Films Act 1991\nAn offence against the Classification of Films Act\n1991, section 41(3) (Possession of objectionable\nfilm).\n1\n2\nClause 3\n4\n5\n6\nClause 7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\nClause 18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n\nPage 28\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 35]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 4 Amendment of Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000\n35 Amendment of sch 2, s 3 (Classification of Publications\nAct 1991)\nSchedule 2, section 3, entries for sections 17(1) and (2), 17(3)\nand (4) and 18—\nomit.\n36 Replacement of sch 2, s 4 (Criminal Code)\nSchedule 2, section 4—\nomit, insert—\n4 Criminal Code\nAn offence against the Criminal Code, section\n328 (Negligent acts causing harm).\n37 Omission of sch 2, s 6 (Weapons Act 1990)\nSchedule 2, section 6—\nomit.\n38 Omission of sch 3, s 1 (Child Protection (Offender\nReporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004)\nSchedule 3, section 1—\nomit.\n39 Amendment of sch 3, s 6 (Criminal Code)\nSchedule 3, section 6, entries for sections 130, 408E(1) and\n470A(1)—\nomit.\n40 Amendment of sch 3, s 11 (Weapons Act 1990)\n(1) Schedule 3, section 11, entries for sections 50(1), 58(2), 61,\n62 and 63—\nClause 1\n2\n3\n4\n5\nClause 6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\nClause 12\n13\n14\nClause 15\n16\n17\n18\nClause 19\n20\n21\n22\nClause 23\n24\n25\n\nPage 29\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 41]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 4 Amendment of Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000\nomit.\n(2) Schedule 3, section 11, entry for section 57(2), (3) or (4)—\nomit, insert—\n• section 57(2) or (3) (Particular conduct\ninvolving a weapon in a public place\nprohibited)\n41 Replacement of sch 5, s 1 (Criminal Code)\nSchedule 5, section 1—\nomit, insert—\n1 Criminal Code\nAn offence against the following provisions of the\nCriminal Code—\n• section 406 (Bringing stolen goods into\nQueensland)\n• section 544(1) (Accessories after the fact to\noffences)\n• section 544(2) or (3) (Accessories after the\nfact to offences) if, in the circumstances of\nthe offence, the offence is not a three year\nimprisonment offence.\n42 Omission of sch 5, s 2 (Drugs Misuse Act 1986)\nSchedule 5, section 2—\nomit.\n43 Omission of sch 5, s 3 (Weapons Act 1990)\nSchedule 5, section 3—\nomit.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\nClause 7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\nClause 21\n22\n23\nClause 24\n25\n26\n\nPage 30\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 44]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 5 Amendment of Police Service Administration Regulation 2016\n44 Omission of sch 5, s 5 (Criminal Code)\nSchedule 5, section 5—\nomit.\n45 Amendment of sch 5, s 10 (Weapons Act 1990)\nSchedule 5, section 10, entries for sections 50, 61 and 62—\nomit.\n46 Amendment of sch 6 (Dictionary)\n(1) Schedule 6, definition three year imprisonment offence—\nomit.\n(2) Schedule 6—\ninsert—\nfrustrate, for chapter 11, see section 229.\nthree year imprisonment offence means an\nindictable offence for which the maximum\npenalty is at least 3 years imprisonment.\nPart 5 Amendment of Police Service\nAdministration Regulation 2016\n47 Regulation amended\nThis part amends the Police Service Administration\nRegulation 2016.\n48 Amendment of s 67 (Approved agencies—Act, s 10.2G)\n(1) Section 67—\ninsert—\nClause 1\n2\n3\nClause 4\n5\n6\nClause 7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\nClause 18\n19\n20\nClause 21\n22\n23\n\nPage 31\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 49]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 6 Amendment of Queensland Community Safety Act 2024\n(ga) the Australian Defence Force continued in\nexistence under the Defence Act 1903\n(Cwlth);\n(2) Section 67(ga) to (u)—\nrenumber as section 67(h) to (v).\nPart 6 Amendment of Queensland\nCommunity Safety Act 2024\n49 Act amended\nThis part amends the Queensland Community Safety Act\n2024.\nEditor’s note—\nLegislation ultimately amended—\n• Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000\n50 Omission of s 84 (Amendment of s 53BAC (Police powers\nfor giving official warning for consorting))\nSection 84—\nomit.\n51 Amendment of s 88 (Insertion of new sch 5A)\nSection 88, to the extent it inserts schedule 5A, items 1 and\n3—\nomit.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\nClause 8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\nClause 14\n15\n16\n17\nClause 18\n19\n20\n21\n\nPage 32\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 52]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act\n1990\n52 Act amended\nThis part amends the Weapons Act 1990.\n53 Amendment of s 2 (Application of Act)\n(1) Section 2(1)(a)(i), (ii) and (iii), (b), (c), (d) and (e)(i), after\n‘weapon’—\ninsert—\n, or possession or distribution of blueprint\nmaterial for the manufacture of a firearm,\n(2) Section 2(1)(h), after ‘whilst’—\ninsert—\n, and to the extent, the person is\n(3) Section 2(1)(i)—\nomit, insert—\n(i) whilst, and to the extent, the person is\nengaged in scientific or experimental work\nin relation to a weapon, including in relation\nto the manufacture of a weapon, under an\nauthority given by the Minister for this\nsection; or\n(4) Section 2(2), after ‘weapon’—\ninsert—\n, or possession or distribution of blueprint\nmaterial for the manufacture of a firearm,\n54 Amendment of s 5C (Meaning of class C serious offence)\nSection 5C(1)—\n1\n2\nClause 3\n4\nClause 5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\nClause 26\n27\n\nPage 33\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 55]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\ninsert—\n(d) involves the possession or distribution of\nblueprint material for the manufacture of a\nfirearm on a 3D printer or an electronic\nmilling machine.\n55 Amendment of s 5D (Meaning of disqualified person)\nSection 5D(1)(b), ‘made under section 141H’—\nomit.\n56 Amendment of s 10 (Limitations on issue of licence)\n(1) Section 10(2)—\ninsert—\n(h) is an Australian citizen within the meaning\nof the Australian Citizenship Act 2007\n(Cwlth), section 4.\n(2) Section 10—\ninsert—\n(2C) Subsection (2)(h) does not apply to a person who\nsatisfies the authorised officer that the person has\na genuine reason, stated in section 11(a) or (c) or\nprescribed by regulation for this subsection, for\npossessing a weapon for which a licence is\nrequired under this Act.\n57 Amendment of s 10B (Fit and proper person—licensees)\n(1) Section 10B(1), after paragraph (a)—\ninsert—\n(aa) if the authorised officer is aware the person\nhas a conviction for a relevant offence,\nincluding a conviction that is a spent\nconviction, a conviction that has not been\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\nClause 6\n7\n8\nClause 9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\nClause 23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n\nPage 34\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 58]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\nrecorded or a conviction that has been\nquashed or set aside—\n(i) the conviction; and\n(ii) any information about the\ncircumstances of the offence or\nconviction to which the officer has\naccess; and\n(ab) if the authorised officer is aware the person\nhas been charged with a relevant offence,\nincluding a charge that has been withdrawn,\ndischarged or struck out—\n(i) the charge; and\n(ii) any information about the\ncircumstances of the offence or charge\nto which the officer has access; and\n(2) Section 10B(1)(aa) to (d)—\nrenumber as section 10B(1)(b) to (g).\n58 Amendment of s 10C (Fit and proper person—licensed\ndealer’s associate)\nSection 10C(1), from ‘an authorised officer may’—\nomit, insert—\nan authorised officer must consider—\n(a) if the authorised officer is aware the\nassociate has a conviction for a relevant\noffence, including a conviction that is a\nspent conviction, a conviction that has not\nbeen recorded or a conviction that has been\nquashed or set aside—\n(i) the conviction; and\n(ii) any information about the\ncircumstances of the offence or\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\nClause 18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n\nPage 35\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 59]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\nconviction to which the officer has\naccess; and\n(b) if the authorised officer is aware the\nassociate has been charged with a relevant\noffence, including a charge that has been\nwithdrawn, discharged or struck out—\n(i) the charge; and\n(ii) any information about the\ncircumstances of the offence or charge\nto which the officer has access; and\n(c) whether there is any criminal intelligence or\nother information to which the authorised\nofficer has access that indicates—\n(i) the associate is a risk to public safety;\nor\n(ii) any relationship involving weapons\nbetween the associate and the applicant\nor licensed dealer would be contrary to\nthe public interest.\n59 Amendment of s 13 (Application for licence)\n(1) Section 13(1), ‘must be’—\nomit, insert—\nmust\n(2) Section 13(1)(a) and (b), ‘made’—\nomit, insert—\nbe made\n(3) Section 13(1)—\ninsert—\n(ba) state whether the applicant has a conviction\nfor a relevant offence, including a conviction\nthat is a spent conviction, a conviction that\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\nClause 20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n\nPage 36\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 60]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\nhas not been recorded or a conviction that\nhas been quashed or set aside; and\n(bb) state whether the applicant has been charged\nwith a relevant offence, including a charge\nthat has been withdrawn, discharged or\nstruck out; and\n(bc) if the applicant has a conviction for a\nrelevant offence as mentioned in paragraph\n(c) or has been charged with a relevant\noffence as mentioned in paragraph\n(d)—include—\n(i) details of the conviction or charge; and\n(ii) information about the circumstances of\nthe offence; and\n(iii) information about the circumstances of\nthe conviction or charge; and\n(4) Section 13(1)(c), ‘accompanied’—\nomit, insert—\nbe accompanied\n(5) Section 13(1)(ba) to (c)—\nrenumber as section 13(1)(c) to (f).\n60 Amendment of s 14 (Inquiries into application)\n(1) Section 14(1)—\ninsert—\n(ba) require the applicant—\n(i) to confirm whether the applicant has a\nconviction for a relevant offence,\nincluding a conviction that is a spent\nconviction, a conviction that has not\nbeen recorded or a conviction that has\nbeen quashed or set aside; and\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\nClause 22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"retrieval-0004","sectionType":"document_chunk","heading":"Document excerpt 4","content":"Page 37\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 60]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\n(ii) if the applicant has a conviction for a\nrelevant offence as mentioned in\nsubparagraph (i)—to give the officer\ndetails of the conviction and\ninformation about the circumstances of\nthe offence or conviction, other than\ndetails or information included in the\napplication; and\n(bb) require the applicant—\n(i) to confirm whether the applicant has\nbeen charged with a relevant offence,\nincluding a charge that has been\nwithdrawn, discharged or struck out;\nand\n(ii) if the applicant has been charged with a\nrelevant offence as mentioned in\nsubparagraph (i)—to give the officer\ndetails of the charge and information\nabout the circumstances of the offence\nor charge, other than details or\ninformation included in the\napplication; and\n(2) Section 14(1)(ba) to (g)—\nrenumber as section 14(1)(c) to (i).\n(3) Section 14(3), after paragraph (a)—\ninsert—\n(aa) fails to comply with a requirement under\nsubsection (1)(c) or (d); or\n(4) Section 14(3)(b), ‘subsection (1)(c)’—\nomit, insert—\nsubsection (1)(e)\n(5) Section 14(3)(aa) to (c)—\nrenumber as section 14(3)(b) to (d).\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n\nPage 38\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 61]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\n61 Amendment of s 15 (Authorised officer decides\napplication)\nSection 15(5), ‘section 10B(1)(ca) or 10C(1)’—\nomit, insert—\nsection 10B(1)(f) or 10C(1)(c)\n62 Amendment of s 18 (Renewal of licences)\n(1) Section 18(7), ‘section 10B(1)(ca) or 10C(1)’—\nomit, insert—\nsection 10B(1)(f) or 10C(1)(c)\n(2) Section 18(9), ‘(2)(c) to (g)’—\nomit, insert—\n(2)(c) to (h)\n63 Amendment of s 28 (Suspension of licence by giving\nsuspension notice)\nSection 28(4), ‘section 10B(1)(ca) or 10C(1)’—\nomit, insert—\nsection 10B(1)(f) or 10C(1)(c)\n64 Amendment of s 29 (Revocation of licence by giving\nrevocation notice)\n(1) Section 29(1)(e), after ‘section 11’—\ninsert—\nor prescribed by regulation for this paragraph\n(2) Section 29(3), ‘section 10B(1)(ca) or 10C(1)’—\nomit, insert—\nsection 10B(1)(f) or 10C(1)(c)\nClause 1\n2\n3\n4\n5\nClause 6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\nClause 13\n14\n15\n16\n17\nClause 18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n\nPage 39\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 65]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\n65 Amendment of pt 4, hdg (Possession and use of\nweapons)\nPart 4, heading, after ‘weapons’—\ninsert—\nand other things\n66 Amendment of s 50 (Possession of weapons)\n(1) Section 50(1), penalty, paragraph (a), ‘13 years\nimprisonment’—\nomit, insert—\n1,000 penalty units or 20 years imprisonment\n(2) Section 50(1), penalty, paragraph (b), ‘500 penalty units or 10\nyears imprisonment’—\nomit, insert—\n750 penalty units or 15 years imprisonment\n(3) Section 50(1), penalty, paragraph (c)(i), ‘300 penalty units or\n7 years imprisonment’—\nomit, insert—\n700 penalty units or 14 years imprisonment\n(4) Section 50(1), penalty, paragraph (c)(ii), ‘200 penalty units or\n4 years imprisonment’—\nomit, insert—\n500 penalty units or 10 years imprisonment\n(5) Section 50(1), penalty, paragraph (c)(iii), ‘100 penalty units or\n2 years imprisonment’—\nomit, insert—\n300 penalty units or 7 years imprisonment\n(6) Section 50(1AA)(b) and note, after ‘order’—\ninsert—\nClause 1\n2\n3\n4\n5\nClause 6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n\nPage 40\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 67]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\nor a corresponding order\n67 Amendment of s 50B (Unlawful supply of weapons)\n(1) Section 50B(1), penalty, paragraph (a), ‘13 years\nimprisonment’—\nomit, insert—\n1,000 penalty units or 20 years imprisonment\n(2) Section 50B(1), penalty, paragraph (b), ‘500 penalty units or\n10 years imprisonment’—\nomit, insert—\n750 penalty units or 15 years imprisonment\n(3) Section 50B(1), penalty, paragraph (c)(i), ‘500 penalty units\nor 10 years imprisonment’—\nomit, insert—\n750 penalty units or 15 years imprisonment\n(4) Section 50B(1), penalty, paragraph (c)(ii), ‘300 penalty units\nor 7 years imprisonment’—\nomit, insert—\n600 penalty units or 12 years imprisonment\n(5) Section 50B(1), penalty, paragraph (c)(iii), ‘200 penalty units\nor 4 years imprisonment’—\nomit, insert—\n500 penalty units or 10 years imprisonment\n(6) Section 50B(4), ‘a Crown Law Officer’—\nomit, insert—\nthe Attorney-General or the Director of Public\nProsecutions\n1\nClause 2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n\nPage 41\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 68]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\n68 Insertion of new s 56A\nAfter section 56—\ninsert—\n56A Reckless discharge of weapon towards\nbuilding or vehicle\n(1) A person must not, with reckless disregard for the\nsafety of any person, discharge a weapon towards\na building or vehicle.\nMaximum penalty—\n(a) for an offence that is a prescribed\noffence—1,000 penalty units or 20 years\nimprisonment; or\n(b) otherwise—800 penalty units or 16 years\nimprisonment.\n(2) For subsection (1), it is irrelevant whether a\nperson’s safety was in fact endangered by the\ndischarging of the weapon.\n(3) The Penalties and Sentences Act 1992, section\n161Q also states a circumstance of aggravation\nfor an offence against this section.\n(4) An indictment charging an offence against this\nsection with the circumstance of aggravation\nstated in the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992,\nsection 161Q may not be presented without the\nconsent of the Attorney-General or the Director of\nPublic Prosecutions.\n(5) In this section—\nprescribed offence means—\n(a) an offence against this section if, when the\noffence was committed, the offender was a\nparticipant in a criminal organisation; or\n(b) an offence against this section that relates\nto—\nClause 1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n\nPage 42\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 69]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\n(i) a building that is, or is on, a place of\nreligious worship; or\n(ii) a vehicle that is in or on a place of\nreligious worship; or\n(c) an offence against this section if the\noffender was wholly or partially motivated\nto commit the offence by hatred or serious\ncontempt for a person or group of persons\nbased on—\n(i) in relation to a person—an attribute, or\npresumed attribute, of the person\nmentioned in the Criminal Code,\nsection 52B(1)(a); or\n(ii) in relation to a group of persons—an\nattribute mentioned in the Criminal\nCode, section 52B(1)(b) that is shared,\nor presumed to be shared, by the\nmembers of the group.\nweapon includes an antique firearm, longbow,\nspear gun, slingshot or shanghai.\n69 Amendment of s 61 (Shortening firearms)\nSection 61, penalty, ‘200 penalty units or 4 years\nimprisonment’—\nomit, insert—\n700 penalty units or 14 years imprisonment\n70 Amendment of s 62 (Modifying construction or action of\nfirearms)\nSection 62(1) and (2), penalty, ‘200 penalty units or 4 years\nimprisonment’—\nomit, insert—\n750 penalty units or 15 years imprisonment\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\nClause 21\n22\n23\n24\n25\nClause 26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n\nPage 43\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 71]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\n71 Amendment of s 63 (Altering identification marks of\nweapons)\nSection 63, penalty, ‘200 penalty units or 4 years\nimprisonment’—\nomit, insert—\n700 penalty units or 14 years imprisonment\n72 Amendment of s 65 (Unlawful trafficking in weapons)\n(1) Section 65(1), penalty—\nomit, insert—\nMinimum penalty—\n(a) for an offence, committed by an adult,\nrelating to a category H or R weapon, if at\nleast 1 of the weapons that the offence\nrelates to is a firearm and the person does\nnot have a reasonable excuse for unlawfully\ncarrying on the business—5 years\nimprisonment served wholly in a corrective\nservices facility; or\n(b) for an offence, committed by an adult,\nrelating to a category A, B, C, D or E\nweapon, a category M crossbow or\nexplosives, if at least 1 of the weapons that\nthe offence relates to is a firearm and the\nperson does not have a reasonable excuse\nfor unlawfully carrying on the\nbusiness—3 1/2 years imprisonment served\nwholly in a corrective services facility.\nMaximum penalty—life imprisonment.\n(2) Section 65(2), ‘paragraph (c) or (d)’—\nomit, insert—\nparagraph (a) or (b)\n(3) Section 65(4), ‘a Crown Law Officer’—\nClause 1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\nClause 7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n\nPage 44\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 73]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\nomit, insert—\nthe Attorney-General or the Director of Public\nProsecutions\n73 Amendment of s 67 (Possessing and acquiring restricted\nitems)\nSection 67(2)(b) and note, after ‘order’—\ninsert—\nor a corresponding order\n74 Insertion of new ss 67A and 67B\nAfter section 67—\ninsert—\n67A Possession and distribution of blueprint\nmaterial for manufacture of firearms\n(1) A person must not possess or distribute blueprint\nmaterial for the manufacture of a firearm on a 3D\nprinter or an electronic milling machine.\nMaximum penalty—500 penalty units or 10 years\nimprisonment.\n(2) For subsection (1), a person does not possess\nblueprint material merely because the person is\nable to access the material on the internet.\n67B Defences for offences against s 67A\n(1) It is a defence to an offence against section 67A\nfor the person to prove that—\n(a) the person did not know, and could not\nreasonably be expected to have known, that\nthe person possessed or distributed the\nblueprint material; or\n1\n2\n3\nClause 4\n5\n6\n7\n8\nClause 9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n\nPage 45\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 74]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\n(b) the person possessed or distributed the\nblueprint material for use for a lawful\npurpose; or\nExamples of possession or distribution for use for a\nlawful purpose—\n• a person who holds a licence that authorises\nthe person to manufacture a firearm possesses\nblueprint material for the manufacture of the\nfirearm\n• a person who holds a licence that authorises\nthe person to manufacture a firearm\ndistributes blueprint material for the\nmanufacture of the firearm to an employee\nwho is involved in manufacturing the firearm\n(c) the person’s conduct in relation to the\nblueprint material was of public benefit and\ndid not extend beyond what was of public\nbenefit.\n(2) It is a defence to an offence against section 67A\nrelating to the possession of blueprint material for\nthe person to prove that—\n(a) the material came into the person’s\npossession unsolicited; and\n(b) as soon as the person became aware of the\nnature of the material, the person took\nreasonable steps to ensure the person no\nlonger possessed the material.\n(3) For subsection (1)(c)—\n(a) conduct is of public benefit only if the\nconduct is necessary for, or of assistance\nin—\n(i) enforcing or administering a law of a\nState or the Commonwealth; or\n(ii) monitoring compliance with, or\ninvestigating a contravention of, a law\nof a State or the Commonwealth; or\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n34\n35\n36\n\nPage 46\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 75]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\n(iii) the administration of justice; and\n(b) the question of whether the person’s conduct\nis of public benefit is a question of fact and\nthe person’s motive for engaging in the\nconduct is irrelevant.\n75 Amendment of s 69 (Armourers to be licensed)\n(1) Section 69(1A), penalty, paragraph (a), ‘500 penalty units or\n10 years imprisonment’—\nomit, insert—\n1,000 penalty units or 20 years imprisonment\n(2) Section 69(1A), penalty, paragraph (b), ‘300 penalty units or 7\nyears imprisonment’—\nomit, insert—\n750 penalty units or 15 years imprisonment\n(3) Section 69(1A), penalty, paragraph (c), ‘200 penalty units or 4\nyears imprisonment’—\nomit, insert—\n500 penalty units or 10 years imprisonment\n76 Amendment of s 141D (Definitions for part)\n(1) Section 141D, definitions court and criminal history—\nomit.\n(2) Section 141D—\ninsert—\ncriminal history, of a person, means, despite the\nCriminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act\n1986, sections 5, 6, 8 and 9, all of the following—\n(a) a conviction against the person for an\noffence in Queensland or elsewhere,\nincluding a conviction that is a spent\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\nClause 6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\nClause 19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n\nPage 47\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 77]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\nconviction, a conviction that has not been\nrecorded or a conviction that has been\nquashed or set aside;\n(b) a charge made against the person for an\noffence in Queensland or elsewhere,\nincluding a charge that has been withdrawn,\ndischarged or struck out;\n(c) information about the circumstances of—\n(i) the offence; and\n(ii) the conviction or charge.\n(3) Section 141D, definition firearm prohibition order, ‘or\n141H’—\nomit.\n77 Amendment of s 141E (Matters to consider for making\nfirearm prohibition orders—adults)\n(1) Section 141E(1), (2) and (3), ‘or the court’—\nomit.\n(2) Section 141E(5), definition criminal organisation—\nomit.\n78 Amendment of s 141F (Matters to consider for making\nfirearm prohibition orders—children)\nSection 141F, ‘or the court’—\nomit.\n79 Amendment of s 141G (Commissioner may make firearm\nprohibition orders)\nSection 141G(4), from ‘the period’ to ‘order.’—\nomit, insert—\na period of—\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\nClause 14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\nClause 20\n21\n22\n23\nClause 24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n\nPage 48\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 80]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\n(a) if the individual is an adult—10 years; or\n(b) if the individual is a child—5 years.\n80 Omission of s 141H (Court may make firearm prohibition\norders)\nSection 141H—\nomit.\n81 Amendment of s 141I (Content of firearm prohibition\norders)\n(1) Section 141I, heading, ‘Content’—\nomit, insert—\nForm and content\n(2) Section 141I, after ‘must’—\ninsert—\nbe in the approved form and\n(3) Section 141I(f) and (g)—\nomit, insert—\n(f) that the individual has a right to have the\ndecision to make the order reviewed by\nQCAT;\n(g) how, and the period within which, the\nindividual may apply for the review;\n(h) any other matter prescribed by regulation.\n82 Amendment of s 141J (When firearm prohibition orders\ntake effect)\nSection 141J, from ‘effect—’—\nomit, insert—\neffect when a police officer serves the order or a\n1\n2\nClause 3\n4\n5\n6\nClause 7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\nClause 23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n\nPage 49\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 83]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\ncopy of the order on the individual under section\n141P.\n83 Amendment of s 141L (Further firearm prohibition orders\nmay be made)\n(1) Section 141L(1), ‘or the court’—\nomit.\n(2) Section 141L(2) to (4)—\nomit.\n84 Omission of pt 5A, div 2, sdiv 3 (Applications to court for\nfirearm prohibition orders)\nPart 5A, division 2, subdivision 3—\nomit.\n85 Amendment of s 141P (Personal service of firearm\nprohibition orders)\nSection 141P(1), from ‘individual—’—\nomit, insert—\nindividual.\n86 Amendment of s 141Q (Power to give directions to\nfacilitate personal service of firearm prohibition orders)\n(1) Section 141Q(1)(a), from ‘individual—’—\nomit, insert—\nindividual; and\n(2) Section 141Q(2)(b) and (c), ‘stated period’—\nomit, insert—\nstated reasonable period\n(3) Section 141Q—\n1\n2\nClause 3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\nClause 9\n10\n11\n12\nClause 13\n14\n15\n16\n17\nClause 18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n\nPage 50\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 87]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\ninsert—\n(2B) In deciding the reasonable period mentioned in\nsubsection (2)(b) or (c), the police officer—\n(a) must have regard to the individual’s\nlocation, circumstances and ability to\ncomply with the direction; and\n(b) may have regard to—\n(i) the extent to which it is necessary, in\nthe circumstances, to serve the firearm\nprohibition order on the individual as a\nmatter of urgency; and\n(ii) any other matter the police officer\nconsiders relevant.\n(2C) For subsection (2)(c) and (d), the stated police\nstation or place must be within a reasonable\ndistance of the individual’s current location,\nhaving regard to the particular circumstances.\n(4) Section 141Q(2A) to (3)—\nrenumber as section 141Q(3) to (6).\n87 Omission of s 141R (Limits on directions)\nSection 141R—\nomit.\n88 Replacement of s 141T (Offence warning)\nSection 141T—\nomit, insert—\n141T Offence warning\n(1) This section applies if—\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\nClause 20\n21\n22\nClause 23\n24\n25\n26\n27","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"retrieval-0005","sectionType":"document_chunk","heading":"Document excerpt 5","content":"Page 51\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 89]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\n(a) a police officer gives an individual a\ndirection under section 141Q(2) or\n141S(2)(b); and\n(b) the individual fails to comply with the\ndirection.\n(2) A police officer must, if practicable, warn the\nperson—\n(a) it is an offence not to comply with the\ndirection unless the individual has a\nreasonable excuse; and\n(b) the individual may be arrested for the\noffence.\n(3) A police officer must give the person a further\nreasonable opportunity to comply with the\ndirection.\n89 Amendment of s 141U (Offence to contravene direction)\nSection 141U(2)—\nomit, insert—\n(2) However, an individual does not commit an\noffence against subsection (1) if—\n(a) the subject of the firearm prohibition order\nto which the direction relates is someone\nother than the individual; or\n(b) when the direction was given, the firearm\nprohibition order to which the direction\nrelates had already been served on the\nindividual under section 141P.\n90 Amendment of s 141V (Licenses, permits and approvals\nautomatically revoked if firearm prohibition order made)\nSection 141V(4), from ‘effect—’—\nomit, insert—\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\nClause 16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\nClause 28\n29\n30\n31\n\nPage 52\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 91]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\neffect when a police officer serves the firearm\nprohibition order or a copy of the order on the\nindividual under section 141P.\n91 Amendment of s 141Y (Acquiring, possessing and using\nfirearms and firearm related items)\n(1) Section 141Y(1), after ‘order’—\ninsert—\nor a corresponding order\n(2) Section 141Y(1), penalty, ‘500 penalty units or 13 years\nimprisonment’—\nomit, insert—\n1,000 penalty units or 20 years imprisonment\n(3) Section 141Y(2), after ‘order’—\ninsert—\nor a corresponding order\n(4) Section 141Y(2), penalty, ‘200 penalty units or 5 years\nimprisonment’—\nomit, insert—\n300 penalty units or 7 years imprisonment\n(5) Section 141Y(3), after ‘in relation to’—\ninsert—\nthe possession of\n(6) Section 141Y(3)(a), after ‘order’—\ninsert—\nor corresponding order\n(7) Section 141Y(3)(b), ‘either’—\nomit, insert—\nfor an individual subject to a firearm prohibition\n1\n2\n3\nClause 4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n\nPage 53\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 92]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\norder\n(8) Section 141Y(3)—\ninsert—\n(c) for an individual subject to a corresponding\norder made under a corresponding law—the\nindividual complies with—\n(i) a requirement under a provision of the\ncorresponding law that corresponds to\nsection 141W(3); or\n(ii) a direction given under a provision of\nthe corresponding law that corresponds\nto section 141W(4).\n92 Amendment of s 141Z (Supply of firearms and firearm\nrelated items)\n(1) Section 141Z, after ‘firearm prohibition order’—\ninsert—\nor a corresponding order\n(2) Section 141Z, penalty, paragraph (a), ‘500 penalty units or 13\nyears imprisonment’—\nomit, insert—\n750 penalty units or 15 years imprisonment\n(3) Section 141Z, penalty, paragraph (b), ‘200 penalty units or 5\nyears imprisonment’—\nomit, insert—\n300 penalty units or 7 years imprisonment\n93 Amendment of s 141ZA (Attending particular premises\nand events)\nSection 141ZA(1), after ‘order’—\ninsert—\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\nClause 13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\nClause 26\n27\n28\n29\n\nPage 54\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 94]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\nor a corresponding order\n94 Replacement of s 141ZB (Notifying commissioner of\nchange of address)\nSection 141ZB—\nomit, insert—\n141ZB Notifying commissioner of change of\naddress\n(1) This section applies if an individual subject to a\nfirearm prohibition order changes their residential\naddress.\n(2) The individual must, within 7 days of the day the\nresidential address changes, give the\ncommissioner written notice of the change in the\nway prescribed by regulation.\nMaximum penalty—300 penalty units or 7 years\nimprisonment.\n95 Amendment of s 141ZC (Definition for division)\n(1) Section 141ZC, heading, ‘Definition’—\nomit, insert—\nDefinitions\n(2) Section 141ZC—\ninsert—\nfirearm prohibition order includes a\ncorresponding order.\n96 Amendment of s 141ZE, hdg (Power to search\nindividuals)\nSection 141ZE, heading, after ‘individuals’—\ninsert—\n1\nClause 2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\nClause 17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\nClause 25\n26\n27\n28\n\nPage 55\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 97]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\nsubject to firearm prohibition orders\n97 Amendment of s 141ZF (Power to search vehicles)\nSection 141ZF(2)(b), ‘and anyone in or on the vehicle’—\nomit.\n98 Insertion of new s 141ZGA\nAfter section 141ZG—\ninsert—\n141ZGA Power to search particular persons\n(1) This section applies in relation to a person, other\nthan an individual who is subject to a firearm\nprohibition order, if the person is—\n(a) in the company of an individual who is\nsubject to a firearm prohibition order; or\n(b) in or on a vehicle in relation to which\nsection 141ZF applies; or\n(c) at premises in relation to which section\n141ZG applies.\n(2) A police officer may—\n(a) stop and detain the person; or\n(b) search the person, and anything in the\nperson’s possession, for a firearm or firearm\nrelated item.\nNote—\nSee the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act\n2000, chapter 20, part 3 for safeguards that apply\nto a search under this section.\n(3) However, subsection (2)(b) applies only if a\npolice officer reasonably suspects that the\nperson—\n1\nClause 2\n3\n4\nClause 5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n\nPage 56\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 99]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\n(a) is committing or is about to commit an\noffence against this Act; and\n(b) possesses a firearm or firearm related item.\n99 Omission of pt 5A, div 5 (Annual review of firearm\nprohibition orders in relation to children)\nPart 5A, division 5—\nomit.\n100 Omission of pt 5A, div 6 (Appeals)\nPart 5A, division 6—\nomit.\n101 Amendment, relocation and renumbering of s 141ZT\n(Confidentiality of criminal intelligence)\n(1) Section 141ZT(1)—\nomit, insert—\n(1) This section applies in relation to the following\nproceedings before a court or tribunal—\n(a) a review under section 146;\n(b) a review under the Judicial Review Act 1991\nof a decision made in relation to the making\nof a firearm prohibition order under section\n141G;\n(c) an appeal against a decision made in a\nproceeding mentioned in paragraph (a) or\n(b).\n(2) Section 141ZT(2), (3), (4), (5)(b), (6) and (7), after ‘court’—\ninsert—\nor tribunal\n(3) Section 141ZT—\n1\n2\n3\nClause 4\n5\n6\n7\nClause 8\n9\n10\nClause 11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n\nPage 57\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 102]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\nrelocate to part 6, division 2 as inserted by this Act and\nrenumber as section 149A.\n102 Amendment of s 141ZU (Records to be kept)\n(1) Section 141ZU(2)(b)—\nomit.\n(2) Section 141ZU(2)(c) and (d)—\nrenumber as section 141ZU(2)(b) and (c).\n(3) Section 141ZU(3)(d)—\nomit, insert—\n(d) whether the decision to make the order was\nreviewed under part 6, division 2 or the\nJudicial Review Act 1991 and, if so, the\noutcome of the review;\n(4) Section 141ZU(3)(f) to (i)—\nomit.\n(5) Section 141ZU—\ninsert—\n(3A) Further, the register must include the following\nparticulars—\n(a) details of any actions taken by a police\nofficer under division 4 in relation to a\nfirearm prohibition order or a corresponding\norder, including any non-compliance with\nthe division by a police officer in taking the\naction;\n(b) details of any firearms or firearm related\nitems seized by a police officer in exercising\npowers under division 4 in relation to a\nfirearm prohibition order or a corresponding\norder;\n1\n2\nClause 3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n\nPage 58\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 103]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\n(c) details of any charges made under this Act\nagainst an individual subject to a firearm\nprohibition order or a corresponding order;\n(d) details of any charges made under another\nAct against an individual subject to a\nfirearm prohibition order or a corresponding\norder, if the charges arise from a search\nunder division 4.\n(6) Section 141ZU(3A) to (5)—\nrenumber as section 141ZU(4) to (6).\n103 Replacement of pt 6, hdg (Rights of review and other\nappeals)\nPart 6, heading—\nomit, insert—\nPart 6 Provisions relating to\nreviews and appeals\n104 Insertion of new pt 6, div 1, hdg\nPart 6, before section 142—\ninsert—\nDivision 1 Provisions relating to\nparticular decisions\n105 Amendment of s 142 (Right to apply for review of\ndecisions)\n(1) Section 142, heading, after ‘review of’—\ninsert—\nparticular\n(2) Section 142(2), note—\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\nClause 11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\nClause 17\n18\n19\n20\n21\nClause 22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n\nPage 59\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 106]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\nomit, insert—\nNote—\nFor review rights in relation to firearm prohibition\norders, see division 2.\n106 Amendment of s 142A (Confidentiality of criminal\nintelligence)\nSection 142A(3), definition criminal intelligence, ‘section\n10B(1)(ca) or 10C(1)’—\nomit, insert—\nsection 10B(1)(f) or 10C(1)(c)\n107 Insertion of new pt 6, div 2\nPart 6, after section 145—\ninsert—\nDivision 2 Provisions relating to\nfirearm prohibition orders\n146 Right to apply for review of decisions to make\nfirearm prohibition orders\nAn individual subject to a firearm prohibition\norder may apply, as provided under the QCAT\nAct, to QCAT for a review of the decision to make\nthe order.\n147 Effect of firearm prohibition orders not stayed\nby particular proceedings\n(1) This section applies to—\n(a) an application under section 146 to review a\ndecision to make a firearm prohibition\norder; or\n1\n2\n3\n4\nClause 5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\nClause 11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n\nPage 60\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 107]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\n(b) an application under the QCAT Act to\nreopen a proceeding to review a decision to\nmake a firearm prohibition order; or\n(c) an appeal under the QCAT Act against a\ndecision of QCAT to make a firearm\nprohibition order or to confirm or amend a\ndecision to make a firearm prohibition order.\n(2) To the extent the firearm prohibition order is in\neffect immediately before the application is made\nor the appeal is started, the making of the\napplication or the start of the appeal does not—\n(a) affect the operation of the firearm\nprohibition order; or\n(b) prevent the taking of action in relation to the\nfirearm prohibition order.\n148 When particular review decisions take effect\n(1) A decision made by QCAT—\n(a) under the QCAT Act, section 24(1)(a) to\nconfirm a decision made by the\ncommissioner to make a firearm prohibition\norder; or\n(b) under the QCAT Act, section 24(1)(b) to set\naside a decision made by the commissioner\nto make a firearm prohibition order and to\nsubstitute the commissioner’s decision with\nits own decision to make a firearm\nprohibition order;\nhas effect from when the commissioner’s decision\ntook effect.\n(2) A decision made by QCAT—\n(a) under the QCAT Act, section 24(1)(a) to\namend a decision made by the\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n\nPage 61\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 107]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\ncommissioner to make a firearm prohibition\norder; or\n(b) under the QCAT Act, section 24(1)(b) to set\naside a decision made by the commissioner\nto make a firearm prohibition order and to\nsubstitute the commissioner’s decision with\nits own decision not to make a firearm\nprohibition order; or\n(c) under the QCAT Act, section 24(1)(c) to set\naside a decision made by the commissioner\nto make a firearm prohibition order and to\nreturn the matter for reconsideration to the\ncommissioner;\nhas effect from when QCAT’s decision is made.\n(3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that QCAT\ncan not make an order varying the effect of\nsubsection (1) or (2).\n(4) This section applies despite the QCAT Act,\nsection 24(2)(b).\n149 Application of QCAT Act\n(1) Despite the QCAT Act, sections 22, 58, 138A,\n145 and 152, neither QCAT nor a court may make\nan order staying the operation of all or part of a\ndecision to make a firearm prohibition order,\nincluding a decision made by QCAT or a court to\nmake, or to confirm a decision to make, a firearm\nprohibition order.\n(2) Despite the QCAT Act, section 43, a party to a\nproceeding under section 146 to review a decision\nto make a firearm prohibition order may be\nrepresented in the proceeding by someone else.\n(3) Despite the QCAT Act, section 90, a hearing of a\nproceeding under section 146 to review a decision\nto make a firearm prohibition order must be held\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n34\n\nPage 62\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 108]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\nin private if the order applies to a child.\n(4) The QCAT Act, section 157 does not apply in\nrelation to a decision to make a firearm\nprohibition order.\n(5) The QCAT Act, sections 158 to 160 does not\napply in relation to a decision to make a firearm\nprohibition order to the extent the decision is\nmade on the basis of criminal intelligence.\n(6) The QCAT Act, sections 229(2) and (4) and\n230(3) does not apply in relation to a part of the\nregister relating to, or a record kept for, a\nproceeding in relation to a decision to make a\nfirearm prohibition order for an individual if,\nwhen the decision was made, the individual was a\nchild.\n(7) In this section—\nrecord means a record of a proceeding kept under\nthe QCAT Act, section 230(1).\nregister means the register of proceedings kept\nunder the QCAT Act, section 229(1).\n108 Amendment of s 161 (Proceedings for an offence)\nSection 161(3A), ‘section 50B or 65’—\nomit, insert—\nsection 50B, 56A or 65\n109 Amendment of s 163 (Evidentiary provisions)\nSection 163(1)—\ninsert—\n(da) a certificate purporting to be signed by a\npolice officer of at least the rank of inspector\nstating that, on a stated day or for a stated\nperiod, a firearm prohibition order was or\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\nClause 21\n22\n23\n24\nClause 25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n\nPage 63\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 110]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\nwas not in effect is evidence of the matter;\nand\n(db) a certificate purporting to be signed by a\npolice officer, of at least the rank of\ninspector, of another State stating that, on a\nstated day or for a stated period, a\ncorresponding order made under a law of\nthe State was or was not in effect is evidence\nof the matter; and\n110 Insertion of new pt 8, div 10\nPart 8—\ninsert—\nDivision 10 Transitional and validation\nprovisions for Fighting\nAntisemitism and Keeping\nGuns out of the Hands of\nTerrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Act 2026\n200 Definitions for division\nIn this division—\nformer, in relation to a provision of this Act,\nmeans the provision as in force from time to time\nbefore the commencement of the transitional\nprovision in which the term is used.\nnew, in relation to a provision of this Act, means\nthe provision as in force on the commencement of\nthe transitional provision in which the term is\nused.\ntransitional provision means a provision of this\ndivision.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\nClause 10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"retrieval-0006","sectionType":"document_chunk","heading":"Document excerpt 6","content":"Page 64\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 110]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\n201 Particular existing applications—fit and proper\nperson requirement\n(1) This section applies in relation to the following\napplications made, but not decided, before the\ncommencement of this section—\n(a) an application for a licence;\n(b) an application to renew a licence.\n(2) The following provisions apply in relation to the\napplication—\n(a) new section 10B;\n(b) new section 10C;\n(c) new section 13;\n(d) new section 14.\n202 Particular existing applications—citizenship\nrequirement\n(1) This section applies in relation to the following\napplications made, but not decided, before the\ncommencement of this section—\n(a) an application for a licence;\n(b) an application to renew a licence.\n(2) The following provisions apply in relation to the\napplication—\n(a) new section 10(2)(h) and (2C);\n(b) new section 18(9).\n203 Validation of particular decisions relating to\nlicences\n(1) This section applies if—\n(a) before the commencement of this section,\nan authorised officer made a decision—\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n\nPage 65\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 110]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\n(i) to reject an application for a licence; or\n(ii) to reject an application to renew a\nlicence; or\n(iii) to suspend a licence; or\n(iv) to revoke a licence; and\n(b) in deciding or considering whether the\napplicant, or the licensee, for the licence is\nor is no longer a fit and proper person to\nhold a licence, the authorised officer\nconsidered a matter mentioned in new\nsection 10B(1)(b) or (c) or 10C(1)(a) or (b).\n(2) It is declared that the decision is taken to be, and\nto have always been, as valid and lawful as it\nwould be or would have been had each of the\nfollowing provisions been in force when the\ndecision was made—\n(a) new section 10B;\n(b) new section 10C;\n(c) new section 13;\n(d) new section 14.\n(3) Anything done, or omitted to be done, in relation\nto the decision is taken to be, and to have always\nbeen, as valid and lawful as it would be or would\nhave been had each of the provisions mentioned\nin subsection (2) been in force when the decision\nwas made.\n(4) However, if, before the commencement of this\nsection, the decision had been found by a court or\ntribunal to be invalid or had been set aside by a\ncourt or tribunal, the decision of the court or\ntribunal, and any orders, declarations or directions\nmade by the court or tribunal in relation to the\ndecision, stand.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n\nPage 66\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 110]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\n204 Firearm prohibition orders made under former\nsection 141H\n(1) This section applies in relation to a firearm\nprohibition order made under former section\n141H before the commencement of this section.\n(2) If the firearm prohibition order is in effect\nimmediately before the commencement of this\nsection, the order stops having effect on the\ncommencement of this section.\n(3) A person who has been subject to a firearm\nprohibition order in relation to which this section\napplies continues to be a disqualified person for\nthe purposes of this Act unless—\n(a) when the order was made, the person was a\nchild; or\n(b) the decision to make the order was revoked\nor set aside on review or appeal.\n205 Existing firearm prohibition orders made\nunder former section 141G\n(1) This section applies in relation to a firearm\nprohibition order, made under former section\n141G, that is in effect immediately before the\ncommencement of this section.\n(2) Despite new section 141G(4), the firearm\nprohibition order has effect for the period, of not\nmore than 60 days, stated in the order.\n206 Records\nA record required to be kept under former section\n141ZU must be kept under new section 141ZU.\n207 Transitional regulation-making power\n(1) A regulation (a transitional regulation) may\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n\nPage 67\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 111]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\nmake provision about a matter for which—\n(a) it is necessary to make provision to allow or\nfacilitate the doing of anything to achieve\nthe transition from the operation of this Act,\nas in force before the commencement of a\nrelevant amendment, to the operation of this\nAct as in force after the commencement of\nthe relevant amendment; and\n(b) this Act does not provide or sufficiently\nprovide.\n(2) A transitional regulation may have retrospective\noperation to a day not earlier than the day the\nrelevant amendment commences.\n(3) A transitional regulation must declare it is a\ntransitional regulation.\n(4) This section and any transitional regulation expire\non the day that is 1 year after the day this section\ncommences.\n(5) In this section—\nrelevant amendment means an amendment of this\nAct by the Fighting Antisemitism and Keeping\nGuns out of the Hands of Terrorists and\nCriminals Amendment Act 2026.\n111 Amendment of sch 1AA (Class B serious offences)\n(1) Schedule 1AA, entry headed ‘This Act’—\ninsert—\n(2) Schedule 1AA, entry for Criminal Code, entry for section\n398, ‘item 14 or 15’—\nomit, insert—\n56A Reckless discharge of weapon\ntowards building or vehicle\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\nClause 24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n\nPage 68\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 112]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\nclause 15\n112 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary)\n(1) Schedule 2, definitions appellate court, court and firearm\nprohibition order—\nomit.\n(2) Schedule 2, definition possession—\nomit.\n(3) Schedule 2—\ninsert—\ncorresponding law means a law of another State\nthat contains provisions that substantially\ncorrespond with part 5A.\ncorresponding order means an order that—\n(a) closely corresponds to a firearm prohibition\norder; and\n(b) is made under a corresponding law\nprescribed by regulation.\nfirearm prohibition order—\n(a) generally, see section 141D; and\n(b) for part 5A, division 4, see section 141ZC.\n(4) Schedule 2—\ninsert—\nblueprint material—\n(a) means any of the following things, whether\nin electronic, digital or hard copy form—\n(i) a technical drawing of the design of an\nobject;\n(ii) a plan, drawing, instruction or template\nfor the manufacture of an object;\n1\nClause 2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n\nPage 69\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 112]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\n(iii) a program, software or code for an\nelectronic device for the manufacture\nof an object; and\n(b) without limiting paragraph (a), includes a\nreproduction, copy or photograph of a thing\nmentioned in paragraph (a), whether in\nelectronic, digital or hard copy form.\ncriminal organisation see the Penalties and\nSentences Act 1992, section 161O.\ndistribute, in relation to blueprint material,\nincludes—\n(a) communicate, exhibit, send, supply or\ntransmit the material to someone, whether to\na particular person or not; and\n(b) make the material available for access by\nsomeone, whether by a particular person or\nnot; and\n(c) enter into an agreement or arrangement to\ndo something mentioned in paragraph (a) or\n(b); and\n(d) attempt to distribute the material.\nmanufacture, in relation to a thing, includes—\n(a) take an action preparatory to producing the\nthing; and\n(b) take an action for the purpose of producing\nthe thing or that advances the production of\nthe thing; and\n(c) offer to take an action mentioned in\nparagraph (a) or (b); and\n(d) attempt to manufacture.\nparticipant, in a criminal organisation, see the\nPenalties and Sentences Act 1992, section 161P.\npossession—\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n\nPage 70\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 112]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 7 Amendment of Weapons Act 1990\n(a) generally, in relation to a thing, includes—\n(i) having the thing in one’s custody; and\n(ii) having the thing under one’s control in\nany place, whether or not another\nperson has custody of the thing; and\n(iii) having an ability to obtain custody of\nthe thing at will; and\n(iv) having a claim to custody of the thing\nthat the claimant has committed to the\ncustody of another person,\nnotwithstanding that the thing is\ntemporarily not in the control of the\nclaimant; and\n(b) in relation to blueprint material, includes—\n(i) possession of an electronic device, or a\ndata storage device, that holds or\ncontains the material; and\n(ii) possession of a document that records\nthe material; and\n(iii) if the material is held or contained in an\nelectronic device or data storage device\nthat is in the possession of another\nperson, whether or not the electronic\ndevice or data storage device is in\nQueensland—having control of the\nmaterial.\nrelevant offence means an offence, under a law of\nQueensland or another jurisdiction, that—\n(a) involves the carriage, discharge, possession,\nstorage or use of a weapon; or\n(b) involves the use or threatened use of\nviolence; or\n(c) involves the possession or distribution of\nblueprint material for the manufacture of a\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n34\n\nPage 71\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 113]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 8 Amendment of Weapons Regulation 2016\nfirearm on a 3D printer or an electronic\nmilling machine.\nPart 8 Amendment of Weapons\nRegulation 2016\n113 Regulation amended\nThis part amends the Weapons Regulation 2016.\nNote—\nSee also the amendments in schedule 1.\n114 Amendment of s 92 (Container)\nSection 92(1)(b)(i), ‘or solid timber’—\nomit.\n115 Amendment of s 94 (Storage of particular weapons not in\nperson’s physical possession—secure storage facilities)\nSection 94(5)(b)(i), ‘or solid timber’—\nomit.\nPart 9 Amendment of Youth Justice\nAct 1992\n116 Act amended\nThis part amends the Youth Justice Act 1992.\n117 Amendment of s 175A (Sentence orders—significant\noffences to which adult penalties apply)\n(1) Section 175A(1)(x), ‘14’—\n1\n2\n3\n4\nClause 5\n6\n7\n8\nClause 9\n10\n11\nClause 12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\nClause 18\n19\nClause 20\n21\n22\n\nPage 72\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 118]\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPart 10 Other amendments\nomit, insert—\n15\n(2) Section 175A—\ninsert—\n(1B) Also, this section applies if a court is sentencing a\nchild for an offence against any of the following\nprovisions of the Weapons Act 1990—\n(a) section 56A;\n(b) section 67A.\n118 Amendment of s 176 (Sentence orders—other significant\noffences)\nSection 176(7), definition relevant offence, paragraph (a),\n‘section 175A(1)’—\nomit, insert—\nsection 175A(1) or (1B)\nPart 10 Other amendments\n119 Legislation amended\nSchedule 1 amends the legislation it mentions.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\nClause 10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\nClause 17\n18\n\nSchedule 1\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPage 73\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nSchedule 1 Other amendments\nsection 119\nCorrective Services Act 2006\n1 Section 185B(1)(b)(iii), ‘paragraph (c) or (d)’—\nomit, insert—\nparagraph (a) or (b)\nJudicial Review Act 1991\n1 Schedule 2, item 5A(1), ‘if the decision’—\nomit, insert—\nto the extent the decision\n2 Schedule 2, item 5A(1)(b), ‘section 10B(1)(ca) or 10C(1)’—\nomit, insert—\nsection 10B(1)(f) or 10C(1)(c)\n3 Schedule 2, item 5A(2), ‘or review’—\nomit.\n4 Schedule 2, item 5A(2), ‘, if the decision’—\nomit, insert—\nto the extent the decision\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n\nSchedule 1\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPage 74\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nPolice Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000\n1 Section 267(2)(g), ‘gather’—\nomit, insert—\nobtain\n2 Section 268(2)(g), ‘gather’—\nomit, insert—\nobtain\n3 Schedule 2, authorising provision, ‘section 221’—\nomit, insert—\nsection 221A\n4 Schedule 5, authorising provision, ‘section 221’—\nomit, insert—\nsection 221A, definition controlled activity\noffence\n5 Schedule 5A, items 2 to 12—\nrenumber as schedule 5A, items 1 to 11.\nPolice Service Administration Act 1990\n1 Section 10.2G, definition approved agency, after\n‘established’—\ninsert—\n, or continued in existence,\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n\nSchedule 1\nFighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals\nAmendment Bill 2026\nPage 75\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n2 Section 10.2G, definition head, paragraph (a), after\n‘officer’—\ninsert—\n, however called,\nWeapons Regulation 2016\n1 Section 8, ‘section 13(1)(c)(iii)’—\nomit, insert—\nsection 13(1)(f)(iii)\n2 Schedule 1, item 1, ‘s 13(1)(c)(i)’—\nomit, insert—\ns 13(1)(f)(i)\n© State of Queensland 2026\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"summary":{"status_summary":"This Bill received royal assent on an unspecified date, with some provisions commencing on assent and others to be proclaimed.","complexity_score":9,"likely_questions":["How does the new offence for prohibited expressions interact with free speech protections, such as for political protest or academic discussion?","What entities will be prescribed as 'terrorist organisations' or 'state sponsors of terrorism' under the new regulations?","How will the citizenship requirement for firearm licences affect permanent residents or non-citizens with genuine reasons for possessing a weapon?","Can a person subject to a firearm prohibition order still challenge the order, and if so, what is the process and what are the chances of getting a stay?","What specific items or digital files count as 'blueprint material' for a 3D-printed firearm, and what is the threshold for 'possession' of such material online?"],"complexity_factors":["Amends over 10 separate Acts and regulations across criminal law, police powers, weapons control, and youth justice.","Creates new criminal offences with complex mental elements (e.g., 'might reasonably be expected to cause a member of the public to feel menaced, harassed or offended').","Introduces a new category of 'blueprint material' for firearms with broad definitions and multiple defences.","Fundamentally restructures the firearm prohibition order system, removing court involvement and altering review rights and search powers.","Includes extensive transitional provisions validating prior decisions and handling existing orders.","Contains numerous interlocking amendments that change how the fit and proper person test is applied, including treatment of spent convictions and charges."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act tightens criminal, weapons, police and youth-justice laws in Queensland: it creates offences for publicly distributing or displaying prescribed “prohibited expressions” and symbols linked to terrorist organisations, strengthens protections for places of worship, and dramatically increases penalties for weapons offences— including outlawing 3D-print firearm blueprints. Firearm prohibition orders are centralized to police (longer terms, no court appeal), citizenship is generally required for licences, and spent or quashed convictions count in licensing and FPO decisions."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":9,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. Although the bill’s title focuses on antisemitism and keeping guns from terrorists and criminals, the instrument’s scope is materially broader. In addition to measures addressing symbols/expressions linked to prescribed organisations (Criminal Code ss 52C, 52CA, 52DA), it: (a) restructures firearm prohibition processes by removing the court application pathway and vesting primary power in the police Commissioner (omission of s 141H, amendments to s 141G and new review provisions ss 146–149); (b) creates a new digital/technical offence for possession and distribution of ‘blueprint material’ for 3D‑printed or electronically milled firearms (new ss 67A–67B and sch 2 definitions), which reaches online platforms, designers and makerspaces; (c) substantially increases penalties across a wide range of weapons offences and introduces minimum custodial terms for trafficking (s 65 amendments); (d) extends policing powers, search powers and controlled‑operations purposes (Police Powers Act amendments); and (e) modifies administrative licensing tests to require consideration of spent convictions, unrecorded convictions and historical charges (Weapons Act ss 10B, 10C, 13, 14). These additions expand the bill from targeted symbolic‑speech and anti‑terror measures into comprehensive criminal law, administrative licensing, policing powers and digital‑manufacturing regulation. The expansion is concrete and appears to change the operational landscape for enforcement agencies, licence applicants, digital platforms and technical manufacturers, not merely to implement narrow, title‑level objectives."},"complexity_factors":["Amends or inserts provisions across 9 principal Acts and multiple regulations (Criminal Code, Weapons Act 1990, Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, Penalties and Sentences Act 1992, Youth Justice Act 1992, Queensland Community Safety Act 2024, Police Service Administration Regulation 2016, Weapons Regulation 2016, plus amendments listed in schedule 1).","Multiple new standalone offences and replacement sections (e.g. new ss 52CA, 52DA, 540A, 56A, 67A–67B) increasing the number of defined criminal behaviours.","Extensive cross‑references to Commonwealth legislation and other States (Criminal Code (Cwlth) definitions, corresponding orders, evidentiary certificates).","Numerous conditional and sequential provisions (minister may recommend prescribing organisations only if satisfied; transitional provisions that validate prior administrative decisions).","Significant procedural reallocation: removal of court‑made firearm prohibition orders (s 141H omitted) and expansion of administrative decision‑making by the Commissioner, plus detailed changes to QCAT review rights (new part 6, div 2).","Many new or expanded defined terms (e.g. blueprint material in sch 2, criminal history redefined to include spent convictions, possession redefined for digital files).","Layered defences and evidential shifts (e.g. reasonable excuse defences with evidential burden on defendant for prohibited expressions s 52DA; statutory defences for blueprint material s 67B).","High number of penalty changes and minimum/maximum penalties across weapon‑related offences, including minimum custodial penalties and aggravated categories, increasing sentencing complexity.","Multiple transitional and validation clauses, including a specific transitional regulation‑making power with retrospective scope (pt 8 div 10 and transitional sections in Weapons Act and Criminal Code)."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this bill does (mechanically)**\n\n- Creates new and changed criminal offences that target symbols, words and actions associated with organisations the Minister can list by regulation (Criminal Code: new and amended sections 52C, 52CA, 52D, 52DA). The Minister may recommend a regulation only if certain criteria are met (for example, the expression is regularly used to incite discrimination, hostility or violence) (see s 52C(3A) and s 52CA).\n\n- Makes it an offence to publicly recite, distribute, publish or display a ‘prohibited expression’ in a way that might reasonably be expected to make a member of the public feel menaced, harassed or offended, unless the defendant can show a reasonable excuse (examples of excuses include genuine artistic, religious, educational, historical, legal, law‑enforcement or public‑interest purposes) (new s 52DA).\n\n- Expands and rewords offences that protect religious worship: a new offence for assaulting a minister of religion when it hinders lawful officiating (s 206), a new offence for intimidating or obstructing people entering or leaving places of worship (s 206A), and tougher penalties for wilfully disturbing religious worship (s 207).\n\n- Adds offences addressing planning and preparation for lethal violence (new s 540A: preparation or planning to cause death or grievous bodily harm) and increases penalties for some theft/wilful damage special cases where places of religious worship are involved (amendments to ss 398 and 469).\n\n- Substantially tightens the Weapons Act and related instruments: much higher maximum penalties for unlawful possession, supply and modification of weapons; new offence for reckless discharge of a weapon towards a building or vehicle with special aggravation where the act relates to a place of religious worship or is motivated by hatred (new s 56A); a new offence for possession or distribution of blueprint material for manufacturing firearms via 3D printers or electronic milling machines (new ss 67A–67B); enlarged powers to search people and vehicles in contexts connected to firearm prohibition orders (numerous amendments in part 7 of the bill).\n\n- Changes the process for firearm prohibition orders: the police Commissioner is given primary power to make orders (s 141G modified, s 141H omitted), the orders’ maximum durations are specified (10 years for adults, 5 years for children), and court‑based application routes and some appeal/annual‑review mechanisms are removed or limited. New provisions set out how review by QCAT works, but the legislation restricts stays and some usual QCAT protections in relation to these orders (new part 6, div 2; ss 146–149).\n\n- Tightens licensing and fit‑and‑proper tests for firearm licences: authorised officers must consider an applicant’s full criminal history (expressly including spent convictions, unrecorded convictions, charges, withdrawn/struck‑out charges and related information available to the officer) when deciding whether an applicant is ‘fit and proper’ (ss 10B, 10C, 13, 14, 15). Citizenship can be a limit on licensing but regulations can carve out genuine reasons for an exception (s 10(2)(h), (2C)).\n\n- Extends police controlled‑operations purposes and clarifies that such operations can be used to obtain evidence or to frustrate (disrupt/prevent) relevant offences (amendments to Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, ch 11 definitions and purpose clauses).\n\n- Introduces transitional, validation and regulation‑making provisions to bring existing decisions, records and processes in line with the new scheme (multiple transitional sections, chapter 114, pt 8 div 10, and a one‑year transitional regulation power).\n\n- Miscellaneous consequential changes across other Acts and regulations (Penalties and Sentences Act, Youth Justice Act, Weapons Regulation, Police Service Administration Regulation, Judicial Review Act, classification statutes and others listed in schedule 1).\n\n**Who is directly affected**\n\n- Anyone who publicly displays or distributes symbols or expressions that become ‘prohibited’ under the new rules, including members of organisations that may be prescribed (Criminal Code ss 52C, 52CA, 52DA, 52D).\n\n- People who attend, officiate at, or organise religious worship and anyone who interacts with those places (new ss 206, 206A, amended s 207).\n\n- Firearms licence applicants and licence holders: the fit‑and‑proper person test is broadened to allow consideration of spent convictions and other historical charges; licences can be suspended or revoked with modified procedural settings (ss 10B, 10C, 13, 14, 28, 29 etc.).\n\n- Armourers, licensed dealers, manufactures and anyone who produces or distributes technical drawings, CAD files or ‘blueprint material’ for firearms — they face a new offence for possession or distribution of such material in relation to 3D printing/electronic milling (new ss 67A–67B and definitions in sch 2).\n\n- People subject to firearm prohibition orders: more power is given to police and the Commissioner to make and enforce orders, and the review and appeal routes are reconfigured (part 5A amendments, ss 141G, 141I–141ZC, and new part 6 div 2).\n\n- Police and enforcement agencies: new search powers (including searches of people who are merely in the company of a person subject to a firearm prohibition order — s 141ZGA), more reporting and record‑keeping obligations (s 141ZU), and additional controlled‑operations authorities (Police Powers and Responsibilities Act amendments).\n\n- Digital platforms, makerspaces and designers that host or exchange technical files for manufacturing — the new blueprint offence and its defences create potential compliance questions (sch 2 definition of blueprint material, ss 67A–67B).\n\n**Why it matters (trade‑offs, incentives and implementation considerations)**\n\n- Centralisation of decisions: moving to an administrative model (Commissioner can make firearm prohibition orders; the court provision s 141H is omitted) speeds administrative action but shifts the balance away from initial court determination. The bill then limits stays and some judicial/QCAT remedies (see new part 6, div 2, and s 149), which changes the checks on administrative decisions and alters litigation incentives and timing.\n\n- Speech and content regulation: new prohibitions on public recitals/displays of ‘prohibited expressions’ introduce vagueness and enforcement discretion risk. The Minister prescribes both the class of organisations and the expressions; the offence uses a public‑harm standard (“might reasonably be expected to cause a member of the public to feel menaced, harassed or offended”) but places an evidential burden on defendants to show a reasonable excuse (new s 52DA). That shifts the practical burden in prosecutions.\n\n- New digital category (blueprint material): criminalising possession/distribution of files for 3D‑printed or electronically milled firearms targets a technical means of manufacture. The statute expressly excepts mere ability to access material on the internet (s 67A(2)) and creates statutory defences tied to lawful licences or public‑benefit purposes (s 67B). Enforcement will require technical judgments about items that are digital, distributed, hosted offshore or encrypted — raising costs for investigators and compliance burdens for platforms and users.\n\n- Heavy penalty increases and minimum penalties: many maximum penalties are substantially higher (for possession, supply, trafficking, trafficking minimums and new offences such as reckless discharge s 56A). That raises stakes for prosecutors and defendants and increases expected compliance costs for legitimate businesses (armourers, licensed dealers) and individuals.\n\n- Administrative and compliance costs: police record‑keeping, public interest monitor reporting and transitional record retention are expanded (amendments to Police Powers Act ss 740–743 and Weapons Act s 141ZU). Licence applicants must disclose convictions and charges (s 13) and may face further inquiries (s 14). This increases administrative workload for licensing authorities and may increase the time and cost of obtaining licences.\n\n- Enforcement substitution and jurisdictional interaction: the bill links some definitions to Commonwealth Criminal Code (s 52CA references Cwlth offences and definitions) and recognises corresponding orders from other States (definitions and evidentiary certificates). That creates cross‑jurisdictional enforcement mechanisms but also requires coordination with Commonwealth and other States’ laws.\n\n- Incentives for private actors: manufacturers, sellers and digital platforms will need to re‑examine content moderation, hosting arrangements and distribution practices for technical files. Firearms licence applicants face stronger incentives to disclose full histories. Individuals who are the subject of firearm prohibition orders will face immediate operational restrictions because stays are constrained (new ss 146–149).\n\n**Concrete sections to look at first**\n- Prohibited expressions and organisations: Criminal Code ss 52C, 52CA, 52DA, 52D.\n- New weapons offences and blueprint material: Weapons Act 1990 ss 56A, 67A–67B and sch 2 definitions.\n- Firearm prohibition orders and review process: Weapons Act ss 141G (as amended), 141H (omitted), new part 6 division 2 (ss 146–149), ss 141I–141ZU (various).\n- Licensing and fit‑and‑proper changes: Weapons Act ss 10, 10B, 10C, 13, 14.\n\n**Implementation and risk points to track**\n- How the Minister uses the regulation power to prescribe organisations and expressions (s 52C(1A), s 52CA).\n- How police and the Commissioner exercise expanded administrative powers and record/produce criminal intelligence for QCAT and courts (s 141ZU, relocated s 149A / 141ZT).\n- How definitions like “blueprint material”, “publicly display” and “might reasonably be expected to cause… to feel menaced, harassed or offended” are interpreted in practice and in litigation (new s 52DA(4), sch 2).\n- Cross‑jurisdictional coordination on corresponding orders, certificates of effect, and recognition of other States’ measures (s 163 evidentiary changes and sch 2 definitions).\n\nThis summary describes the mechanical changes in the bill and highlights the main compliance, enforcement and administrative trade‑offs. It attributes stated purposes to the relevant provisions (for example, use of the Minister’s prescribing power and the evidential structure of the new prohibited‑expression offence) and identifies places where the bill increases administrative discretion, compliance costs, or enforcement complexity (sections cited where relevant)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/fighting-antisemitism-and-keeping-guns-out-of-the-hands-of-terrorists-and-criminals-amendment-bill-2026","history":"/api/acts/fighting-antisemitism-and-keeping-guns-out-of-the-hands-of-terrorists-and-criminals-amendment-bill-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/fighting-antisemitism-and-keeping-guns-out-of-the-hands-of-terrorists-and-criminals-amendment-bill-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/fighting-antisemitism-and-keeping-guns-out-of-the-hands-of-terrorists-and-criminals-amendment-bill-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/fighting-antisemitism-and-keeping-guns-out-of-the-hands-of-terrorists-and-criminals-amendment-bill-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/fighting-antisemitism-and-keeping-guns-out-of-the-hands-of-terrorists-and-criminals-amendment-bill-2026/documents"}}