Animal Welfare Act 1992
60Steel-jawed traps and prohibited traps
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60 Steel-jawed traps and prohibited traps (a) the person sets a steel-jawed trap or a prohibited trap; and (b) an animal is killed or injured by the trap. (2) A person commits an offence if the person sets a steel-jawed trap or a prohibited trap. (3) A person commits an offence if the person possesses a steel-jawed trap or prohibited trap. Maximum penalty: 15 penalty units. (5) Subsection (3) does not apply in relation to the possession of a trap kept only— (a) for the purpose of display; or (b) as a curio or part of a collection. prohibited trap means a trap prescribed by regulation for this section. steel-jawed trap means an animal trap fitted with metal jaws, a pressure plate and a spring-operated mechanism, designed so the metal jaws close against each other when the trap is activated by the application of weight to the pressure plate.