{"id":"weapons-control-regulations-2001","name":"WEAPONS CONTROL REGULATIONS 2001","slug":"weapons-control-regulations-2001","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":179236,"registerId":"nt-weapons-control-regulations-2001-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"WEAPONS CONTROL REGULATIONS 2001","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nWEAPONS CONTROL REGULATIONS 2001\nAs in force at 3 May 2024\nTable of provisions\n1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1\n2 Controlled weapons ......................................................................... 1\n3 Prohibited weapons ......................................................................... 1\n3A Applications under section 13(2A) of Act ......................................... 1\n4 Fees ................................................................................................ 2\n5 Records of sale................................................................................ 2\n6 Safe and secure storage requirements............................................ 3\nSchedule 1 Controlled weapons\nSchedule 2 Prohibited weapons\nSchedule 2A Requirements for locked receptacle\nSchedule 3 Fees\nSchedule 4 Information required to be provided\nENDNOTES\n\n\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 3 May 2024\n____________________\nWEAPONS CONTROL REGULATIONS 2001\nRegulations under the Weapons Control Act 2001\n1 Citation\nThese Regulations may be cited as the Weapons Control\nRegulations 2001.\n2 Controlled weapons\nThe articles specified in Schedule 1 are prescribed for the purposes\nof the definition of controlled weapon in section 3 of the Act.\n3 Prohibited weapons\nThe articles specified in Schedule 2 are prescribed for the purposes\nof the definition of prohibited weapon in section 3 of the Act.\n3A Applications under section 13(2A) of Act\n(1) For section 13(2A) of the Act:\n(a) the prohibited weapons specified in Schedule 2, items 17\nand 18 are prescribed; and\n(b) the following persons are prescribed:\n(i) a crowd controller who:\n(A) is applying for an approval for the purpose of\nperforming the functions of a crowd controller at\npremises licensed under the Liquor Act 2019 with a\ntakeaway authority under section 47(1)(e) of that\nAct; and\n(B) will be performing those functions only in a part of\nthose premises where liquor is only sold for\nconsumption off those premises;\n(ii) a security firm that is applying for an approval for the\npurpose of supplying the services of crowd controllers in\nthe circumstances mentioned in subparagraph (i);\n\nWeapons Control Regulations 2001 2\n(iii) a person applying for an approval for the purpose of\nproviding instruction in the use of a prohibited weapon\nspecified in Schedule 2, item 17 or 18;\n(iv) a person applying for an approval for the purpose of\ndisposing of a prohibited weapon specified in\nSchedule 2, item 17 or 18.\n(2) In this regulation:\ncrowd controller, see section 5 of the Private Security Act 1995.\nsecurity firm, see section 7 of the Private Security Act 1995.\n4 Fees\nThe fees specified in column 2 of Schedule 3 are prescribed for the\npurposes of the provision of the Act specified opposite in column 1\nof the Schedule.\n5 Records of sale\n(1) A record of sale for the purposes of section 11 of the Act is to be\nkept in accordance with this regulation.\n(2) Each sale of a prohibited weapon or body armour is to be recorded\nin a bound book of A4 size, containing an original and a duplicate of\neach page.\n(3) The record of sale in the bound book is to contain the information\nspecified in Schedule 4.\n(4) A person who sells a prohibited weapon or body armour must\nprovide the original copy of the record of sale to the Commissioner\nof Police within 7 days after the sale.\nMaximum penalty: If the offender is a natural person –\n20 penalty units.\nIf the offender is a corporation – 100 penalty\nunits.\n\nWeapons Control Regulations 2001 3\n6 Safe and secure storage requirements\n(1) For section 16(1)(a) of the Act, a prohibited weapon or body armour\nis stored safely and securely if:\n(a) for a prohibited weapon specified in Schedule 2, item 17\nor 18 – when the weapon is not being used or carried, it is\nstored in a locked receptacle that:\n(i) complies with the requirements specified in\nSchedule 2A; and\n(ii) if the receptacle weighs less than 150 kg when empty –\nis fixed to a wall or floor in a manner that prevents its\neasy removal; or\n(b) otherwise – all reasonable precautions are taken to ensure\nthat:\n(i) it is not stolen or lost; and\n(ii) it does not come into the possession of a person who is\nnot authorised to possess it.\n(2) Subregulation (1)(a) does not apply in relation to a prohibited\nweapon if the person in possession of the weapon satisfies the\nCommissioner that the person has alternative arrangements for the\nsafe and secure storage of the weapon that are of a standard not\nless than the requirements under that paragraph.\n\nSchedule 1 Controlled weapons\nWeapons Control Regulations 2001 4\nSchedule 1 Controlled weapons\nregulation 2\n1. A crossbow, being a type of bow fixed transversely on a stock\ngrooved to direct a dart, bolt or arrow (other than a type of\ncrossbow listed as a prohibited weapon in Schedule 2).\n2. A spear-gun.\n3. A baton or cudgel, being a short stout stick, made of any material,\ndesigned as a weapon, including the weapon commonly known as\na \"police nightstick\".\n4. A dagger, being a sharp pointed stabbing instrument (other than an\noyster knife or an instrument such as a sword or bayonet) ordinarily\ncapable of being concealed on the person and having:\n(a) a flat blade with cutting edges (whether serrated or not\nserrated) along the length of both sides; or\n(b) a needle-like blade, the cross section of which is elliptical or\nhas 3 or more sides.\n5. A bayonet, being a thrusting, striking or cutting weapon designed to\nbe attached to a firearm.\n6. A sword, being a thrusting, striking or cutting weapon with a long\nblade having one or 2 cutting edges and a hilt.\n7. A cattle prod.\n8. A catapult, shanghai, slingshot or hunting sling (other than a\ncatapult, shanghai, slingshot or hunting sling to which item 15 of\nSchedule 2 relates).\n9. A whip with metal lashes.\n10. A cat o'nine tails with knotted lashes.\n11. A hand-held battery-operated article, commonly known as a \"laser\npointer\", designed or adapted to emit a laser beam with an\naccessible emission limit of greater than 1 mW.\n12. An article that consists of a baton or stick constructed in such a way\nthat it can be unscrewed or broken so as to form 2 or more parts\njoined by chain, rope or cord, including the martial arts weapons\nknown as \"Baton-chucks\" or \"Bo-chucks\".\n\nSchedule 1 Controlled weapons\nWeapons Control Regulations 2001 5\n13. A scythe, or sickle-shaped article designed as a weapon, that:\n(a) has a fixed or folding blade; and\n(b) may or may not have a chain attached,\nand includes the martial arts weapon known as \"Kama\".\n14. An article consisting of a chain, rope or cord with a wooden or metal\nbaton, stick or rod attached at each end, including the martial arts\nweapons known as \"Kasari-Fundo\", \"Kusari-Fundo\" and\n\"Manrikigusari\".\n15. A stick or rod, of any material, designed as a weapon to be applied\nto the pressure points of the human body, including the martial arts\nweapon known as \"Kubotan\".\n16. An article that consists of 2 sticks, rods or batons joined by a cord,\nrope or chain, including the martial arts weapon known as\n\"Nunchaku\".\n17. A \"Sai\" or \"Jitte\", being a short, tapered, metal rod, dull at the point,\nwith flared metal prongs guarding the handle.\n18. An article consisting of a curved blade pointed at both ends with a\nhandle attached to the middle, including the martial arts weapon\nknown as \"Suan Ywe Gou\".\n19. An article consisting of a blade or blades with cord, rope or chain\nattached for the purpose of enabling the blade to be thrown and\nretrieved, including the martial arts weapon known as \"Shoge\",\n\"ninja Kyokeysu-Shoge\" or \"Kyotetsu Shoge\".\n20. An article consisting of a handle and an edged blade, joined by\nchain or a combination of chain and metal pieces or steel rods,\ndesigned to be used as a whip, including the martial arts weapon\ncommonly known as \"Chinese whip\", \"whip spear\", \"7 piece iron\nchain\", \"9 piece iron chain\", \"Bian Tzu Chiang\" or \"Lien Tzu\nChiang\".\n21. The martial arts weapon known as a \"Butterfly Sword\".\n22. The martial arts weapon known as a \"Tonfa\".\n\nSchedule 2 Prohibited weapons\nWeapons Control Regulations 2001 6\nSchedule 2 Prohibited weapons\nregulation 3\n1. A \"flick knife\", being a knife designed or adapted so that the blade\nis concealed when folded or recessed into the handle and that\nopens by gravity or centrifugal force or by any pressure applied to a\nbutton, spring or device in or attached to the handle of the knife.\n2. A \"knuckle knife\", being an open or exposed blade or similar\ninstrument attached to a handle that is designed or adapted to be\nheld between the knuckles (including the device commonly known\nas the \"Urban Pal Knife\").\n3. An article that is designed to include a concealed knife or sword\nblade, including but not limited to:\n(a) a belt, or similar article, designed or adapted to hold a knife,\ndagger or similar instrument so that the presence of the knife,\ndagger or instrument is concealed or disguised as part of the\nbelt or article when it is worn (for example, an article known as\nthe \"Bowen Knife Belt\");\n(b) a \"swordstick\", being a cane, stick or similar article designed\nor adapted to hold the blade of a sword so that it is concealed\nfrom view until withdrawn from the cane, stick or article; and\n(c) a riding crop designed or adapted to hold a blade or spike so\nthat it is concealed from view until withdrawn from the crop.\n4. A \"butterfly knife\", being a knife with a 2 piece handle that folds\ntogether to cover both edges of the blade (whether the blade is\nserrated or not serrated).\n5. A \"double-end knife\", being a knife that has the appearance of\n2 overlapping curved blades joined together so as to form an ellipse\nshape.\n6. A knife that is designed or adapted so that the blade is concealed\nby a plastic, wooden or metal sheath that retracts into the handle of\nthe knife by gravity or centrifugal force or by any pressure applied\nto a button, spring or device in or attached to the handle of the knife\n(including the knife commonly known as the \"Black Eagle Knife\").\n7. A \"push knife\" or similar device designed as a weapon that consists\nof a single-edged or multi-edged blade or spike of any material that\nhas a handle fitted transversely to the blade or spike and allows the\nblade or spike to be supported by the palm of the hand so that\nstabbing blows or slashes can be inflicted by a punching or pushing\naction.\n\nSchedule 2 Prohibited weapons\nWeapons Control Regulations 2001 7\n8. A \"trench knife\" or similar device that consists of a single-edged or\nmulti-edged blade or spike (of any material) fitted with a handle\nmade of a hard substance that can be fitted over the knuckles of\nthe hand of the user to protect the knuckles and increase the effect\nof a punch or blow.\n9. A \"throwing blade\", being a knife or axe of any material that is\ndesigned to be thrown or modified to enable it to be thrown.\n10. A \"ballistic knife\", being a device or instrument designed or adapted\nto fire or discharge a knife, dagger or similar instrument by\nmechanical, percussive or explosive means.\n11. A \"non-metal/ceramic knife\", being a knife, blade or spike of which\nno part is metallic, but not including plastic cutlery.\n12. A crossbow that is reasonably capable of being:\n(a) carried or concealed about the person; and\n(b) raised and discharged by one hand.\n13. A \"blow gun\", being a blow pipe or similar device or instrument\ndesigned to propel an arrow, dart or similar projectile by air expelled\nfrom the mouth.\n14. A dart designed to be projected from a blow-gun or similar device.\n15. A catapult, shanghai, hunting sling or slingshot:\n(a) designed or adapted to be used with an arm brace that fits or\nrests on the forearm to support the wrist from the tension of\nthe elastic material used to propel the projectile (whether or\nnot the brace is home-made and including the device\ncommonly known as the \"Saunders Falcon Hunting Sling\"); or\n(b) that is manufactured and intended for commercial distribution\n(including a frame or stock, and a sling, that is marketed or\nintended for use as a part for a catapult, shanghai, hunting\nsling or slingshot).\n16. A dart projector (for example, an article commonly known as the\n\"Darchery Dartslinger\") or any similar device that is manufactured\nand intended for commercial distribution.\n17. An article designed or adapted to discharge oleoresin capsicum\nspray.\n18. An article designed or adapted to emit or discharge an offensive,\nnoxious or irritant liquid, powder, gas or chemical so as to cause\ndisability, incapacity or harm to another person.\n\nSchedule 2 Prohibited weapons\nWeapons Control Regulations 2001 8\n19. An article designed or adapted to emit an electric current into a\nhuman body for the purposes of incapacitation or injury.\n20. An acoustic anti-personnel device that is designed to cause\npermanent or temporary incapacity or disability or to otherwise\nphysically disorientate a person.\n21. A \"shark dart\" or any other similar device that is designed to expel,\non or after contact, any gas or other substance capable of causing\nbodily harm.\n22. An \"extendable baton\", being a baton designed or adapted so that\nthe length of the baton extends by gravity or centrifugal force or by\nany pressure applied to a button, spring or device in or attached to\nthe handle of the baton.\n23. A \"knuckle-duster\", being a device or instrument designed or\nadapted to be worn across a knuckle or knuckles of the hand,\nfinger, fingers or thumb so as to:\n(a) increase the force or impact of a punch or blow when striking\nanother person with the hand, finger, fingers or thumb; or\n(b) protect the knuckle or knuckles from injury when striking\nanother person with the hand, finger, fingers or thumb.\n24. A \"weighted glove\", being a glove (including a fingerless glove), or\nany other similar article, that:\n(a) is designed or constructed to be used as a weapon; and\n(b) has weighted material sewn into it to increase the effect of a\npunch or blow.\n25. A \"studded glove\", being a glove (including a fingerless glove), or\nany other similar article, that:\n(a) is designed or constructed to be used as a weapon; and\n(b) has a number of raised studs or spikes made of a hard\nsubstance and positioned over the back of the glove to\nincrease the effect of a punch or blow.\n26. A mace or any other similar article capable of causing injury that\nconsists of a club or staff fitted with a flanged or spiked head, other\nthan a ceremonial mace made for and used solely as a symbol of\nauthority on ceremonial occasions.\n\nSchedule 2 Prohibited weapons\nWeapons Control Regulations 2001 9\n27. A flail or any other similar article that consists of a staff or handle\nthat has fitted to one end, by any means, a freely swinging striking\npart that is armed with spikes or studded with any protruding\nmatter.\n28. An article designed to be attached to, or worn on the hands or feet,\nthat has claws attached, including the martial arts weapons known\nas \"ninja climbing claws\", \"ninja hand claws\" and \"ninja foot claws\".\n29. A \"throwing star\", being a sharpened star-shaped article designed\nfor throwing, including the martial arts weapon known as \"Surikan\",\n\"Suriken\" or \"Shaken\" (including where the throwing star is attached\nto a belt-buckle).\n30. An imitation firearm.\n31. A \"WASP injection knife\" or any similar device that has a blade from\nwhich compressed gas can be expelled.\n\nSchedule 2A Requirements for locked receptacle\nWeapons Control Regulations 2001 10\nSchedule 2A Requirements for locked receptacle\nregulation 6(1)(a)(i)\n1 The sides and door must be constructed of solid steel that has:\n(a) a minimum thickness of 3 mm; or\n(b) a minimum thickness of 2 mm if the method of construction\nused ensures rigidity or additional reinforcing to prevent\ndistortion has been included.\n2 All edges must be rolled or folded.\n3 The door must be recessed or flush fitted and is to be sized to\nprevent leverage points.\n4 All hinges must be secured so that the door cannot be detached by\nremoving the pins.\nExample for item 4\nInternal or trap-type hinges.\n5 There must be at least 2 bolt-down points.\n6 There must be at least one locking point.\n7 There must be sufficient reinforcing to prevent distortion of the door\nif a forced entry were to be attempted.\n8 If a padlock is used, it must be covered to prevent the lock being\ncut or broken off.\n\nSchedule 3 Fees\nWeapons Control Regulations 2001 11\nSchedule 3 Fees\nregulation 4\nColumn 1 – Provision of Act Column 2 – Fee\nSection 10(4)(b) 31 revenue units\nSection 13(2)(c) 61 revenue units\nSection 18(4) 20 revenue units\nSection 24(2)(b) 31 revenue units\n\nSchedule 4 Information required to be provided\nWeapons Control Regulations 2001 12\nSchedule 4 Information required to be provided\nregulation 5\nsection 11\nRECORD OF SALE OF WEAPON OR BODY ARMOUR\n1. Description of weapon or body armour.\n2. Name and address of person selling the weapon or body armour.\n3. Name and address of person to whom weapon or body armour was\nsold.\n4. Date on which weapon or body armour was sold.\n5. Description of exemption, or approval, under which weapon or body\narmour was sold.\n6. If applicable – serial number of specific purchase authority under which\nweapon or body armour was purchased.\n\nENDNOTES\nWeapons Control Regulations 2001 13\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY\nKey to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nWeapons Control Regulations (SL No. 42, 2001)\nNotified 8 August 2001\nCommenced 8 August 2001\nAmendments of Weapons Control Regulations (SL No. 54, 2003)\nNotified 26 November 2003\nCommenced 1 December 2003 (r 1)\nWeapons Control Amendment Regulations 2009 (SL No. 2, 2009)\nNotified 4 March 2009\nCommenced 4 March 2009\nFees and Charges Amendment Regulations 2009 (SL No. 34, 2009)\nNotified 14 December 2009\nCommenced 1 January 2010 (r 2)\nStatute Law Revision Act 2011 (Act No. 30, 2011)\nAssent date 31 August 2011\nCommenced 21 September 2011 (Gaz G38, 21 September 2011, p 5)\nFirearms and Weapons Control Legislation Amendment Act 2016 (Act No. 27, 2016)\nAssent date 13 July 2016\nCommenced 12 October 2016 (Gaz G41, 12 October 2016, p 2)\nWeapons Control Amendment Regulations 2017 (SL No. 15, 2017)\nNotified 29 June 2017\nCommenced 1 July 2017 (r 2)\n\nENDNOTES\nWeapons Control Regulations 2001 14\nFirearms and Weapons Control Legislation Amendment Act 2023 (Act No. 32, 2023)\nAssent date 6 December 2023\nCommenced pt 3: 3 May 2024 (Gaz S35, 2 May 2024) (Gaz S35 published\n2 May 2024, revokes the commencement notice dated\n8 April 2024 and published in Gaz G9, 26 April 2024);\nrem: 7 December 2023 (s 2(1))\nFirearms and Weapons Control Amendment Regulations 2024 (SL No. 4, 2024)\nDate made 27 March 2024\nCommenced pt 3: 3 May 2024 (r 2(2), s 2 Firearms and Weapons Control\nLegislation Amendment Act 2023 (Act No. 32, 2024) and Gaz\nS35, 2 May 2024) (Gaz S35 published 2 May 2024, revokes\nthe commencement notice dated 8 April 2024 and published\nin Gaz G9, 26 April 2024); rem: 28 March 2024 (r 2(1))\n3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS\nGeneral amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table\nof amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: r 1.\n4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS\nr 3A ins Act No. 32, 2023, s 52\namd No. 4, 2024, r 6\nr 5 amd Act No. 30, 2011, s 3\nr 6 sub Act No. 32, 2023, s 53\nsch 1 amd No. 54, 2003, r 2\nsch 2 amd No. 54, 2003, r 3; No. 2, 2009, r 3\nsch 2A ins Act No. 32, 2023, s 54\nsch 3 amd No. 34, 2009, r 17; Act No. 27, 2016, s 13; No. 15, 2017, r 4\nsch 4 amd Act No. 32, 2023, s 55","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Amendments expanded regulatory scope by prescribing approvals for specific prohibited items (Schedule 2 items 17 and 18) and particular applicants (regulation 3A) and by adding detailed locked‑receptacle storage standards (Schedule 2A). The endnotes record these changes (Firearms and Weapons Control Legislation Amendment Act 2023 and 2024 Regulations), so the instrument now both lists items and governs technical storage and application classes that were not in the original 2001 text."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple Schedules listing many specific items (Schedules 1–2) requiring cross‑reference to the Act's definitions","Technical locked‑receptacle construction standards (Schedule 2A) with measurable requirements","Record‑keeping rules with form, delivery timeframe and criminal penalties (regulation 5 and Schedule 4)","Cross‑references to the Weapons Control Act (sections cited in regulations) and reliance on Commissioner discretion","Prescriptive exemptions and approvals for particular persons (regulation 3A) introducing conditional complexity","Fees expressed in revenue units across specified Act provisions (Schedule 3)"],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations prescribe which items are controlled or prohibited, set fees, require sellers to record and provide sales of prohibited weapons and body armour to the Commissioner within 7 days (penalties apply), and impose safe‑storage rules (including technical locked‑receptacle standards for certain sprays/tasers). They affect owners, sellers, security firms and crowd controllers. Compliance costs (storage, record‑keeping, fees) fall on those parties; the Commissioner of Police decides approvals and may accept alternate storage if it meets the Schedule 2A standard."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation appears to maintain its original scope as regulations supporting the Weapons Control Act 2001. While it has been amended over time (notably in 2023-2024 regarding storage requirements for pepper spray and specific exemptions for security personnel), these amendments refine and update the regulatory framework rather than expanding beyond the original purpose of controlling dangerous weapons. The addition of Schedule 2A and Regulation 3A represents operational detail within the existing scheme, not scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple schedules (4) containing detailed technical specifications for weapon definitions and storage requirements","Nested conditional logic in Regulation 6 regarding storage requirements (different rules for Schedule 2 items 17/18 vs other weapons, with an exception to the exception allowing alternative arrangements)","Cross-references to the parent Act (Weapons Control Act 2001) and other legislation (Liquor Act 2019, Private Security Act 1995)","Detailed technical specifications in Schedule 2A for locked receptacles (steel thickness measurements, hinge types, bolt-down points)","Extensive itemised lists defining weapons with specific martial arts terminology and technical descriptions (e.g., 'accessible emission limit of greater than 1 mW' for laser pointers)","Use of 'revenue units' rather than fixed dollar amounts for fees, requiring external calculation","Regulation 3A contains specific carve-outs for particular occupations (crowd controllers at premises with takeaway authority) creating conditional eligibility"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations set out the practical rules for controlling dangerous weapons in the Northern Territory. They work together with the *Weapons Control Act 2001* to define which weapons are restricted, who can own them, how they must be stored, and what paperwork is required when they are sold.\n\n**Key things covered:**\n\n*   **Two categories of weapons:**\n    *   **Controlled weapons** (Schedule 1): Items like crossbows, spearguns, batons, daggers, swords, laser pointers, and various martial arts weapons (nunchaku, sai, tonfa, etc.). These can be owned but are regulated.\n    *   **Prohibited weapons** (Schedule 2): More dangerous items like flick knives, butterfly knives, ballistic knives, tasers, pepper spray, extendable batons, knuckle-dusters, throwing stars, and imitation firearms. These are generally banned unless you have special approval.\n\n*   **Who can get permission for prohibited weapons:**\n    *   Specific rules (Regulation 3A) allow certain security guards working at bottle shops (takeaway liquor premises), security firms, weapons instructors, and people disposing of weapons to apply for approval to possess items 17 and 18 of Schedule 2 (oleoresin capsicum spray and other incapacitating sprays).\n\n*   **Storage rules:**\n    *   Prohibited weapons like pepper spray must be kept in a heavy steel safe (meeting Schedule 2A specs: solid steel, minimum 3mm thick, bolted to wall/floor if under 150kg) when not in use.\n    *   Other weapons must be stored with \"all reasonable precautions\" to prevent theft or unauthorised access.\n\n*   **Record keeping:**\n    *   Sellers of prohibited weapons or body armour must keep detailed records in a bound book (with duplicates), including buyer details, weapon description, and the authority under which sold. They must send the original copy to the Police Commissioner within 7 days.\n\n*   **Fees:**\n    *   Sets out fees for various applications under the Act (in \"revenue units\" rather than dollar amounts).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\nAnyone in the NT who owns, sells, or wants to buy weapons or body armour; security industry workers; martial arts practitioners; and firearms dealers.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThese rules aim to keep dangerous weapons out of the wrong hands while allowing legitimate uses (security work, sport, collecting). The strict storage and record-keeping requirements help police track weapons and prevent them from being stolen or misused."},"summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available metadata, there is no clear indication that the scope of these regulations has shifted from their original intent of controlling weapons possession and use in the Northern Territory. The reprint designation (REPW021R1) suggests updates or consolidation, but without access to the substantive content or amendment history, no scope change can be confirmed or denied with confidence."},"complexity_factors":["Regulations sit beneath an enabling Act, requiring cross-referencing of both instruments to understand the full legal picture","Weapons law involves multiple categories and definitions that can be technically nuanced (e.g. what constitutes a 'prohibited weapon')","Licensing and administrative procedures often involve layered conditions and discretionary powers held by police","The document provided contains minimal substantive text, making full analysis impossible and increasing interpretive uncertainty","A reprint (REPW021R1) suggests amendments have been consolidated, meaning the current text may differ meaningfully from earlier versions without clear change tracking visible here","Northern Territory-specific jurisdiction adds a layer — NT law can differ significantly from state equivalents"],"plain_english_summary":"## Weapons Control Regulations 2001 (NT)\n\nThis is a set of regulations (detailed rules that sit beneath a main law) made under the **Weapons Control Act** in the Northern Territory. These regulations are administered by the **Northern Territory Police**.\n\n**What do these regulations do?**\nRegulations like these typically set out the practical rules for controlling weapons in the NT — things like:\n- Who can apply for a licence to possess or carry a weapon\n- What categories of weapons are covered or prohibited\n- How applications, fees, and renewals work\n- What conditions licence holders must follow\n- Penalties for breaches\n\n**Who does this affect?**\n- Anyone in the Northern Territory who owns, carries, buys, or sells weapons (including knives, prohibited weapons, and potentially firearms depending on scope)\n- Businesses dealing in weapons\n- NT Police officers administering the licensing system\n\n**Why does it matter?**\nIf you live in or visit the NT and carry, own, or trade in weapons, these regulations govern whether you are acting lawfully. Breaching them can result in fines, loss of licence, or criminal charges.\n\n**Recent update:** The current version came into force on **3 May 2024** (Reprint No. REPW021R1), meaning the rules were recently consolidated or amended — it's worth checking what changed if you were previously familiar with an older version.\n\n> ⚠️ *Note: The document provided contains very limited substantive content — this summary is based on the known scope of NT weapons control legislation and the metadata provided.*"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/weapons-control-regulations-2001","history":"/api/acts/weapons-control-regulations-2001/history","analysis":"/api/acts/weapons-control-regulations-2001/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/weapons-control-regulations-2001/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/weapons-control-regulations-2001/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/weapons-control-regulations-2001/documents"}}