8Possession of restricted items in court premises

#### 8 Possession of restricted items in court premises 8 Possession of restricted items in court premises > > (1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, be in possession of a restricted item while in court premises. > > > > Maximum penalty— > > > > > (a) in the case of a restricted item that is a prohibited weapon within the meaning of the [Weapons Prohibition Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-127) or a firearm, or an imitation firearm, within the meaning of the [Firearms Act 1996](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1996-046)—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years (or both), or > > > > > (b) in the case of a knife that is not a prohibited weapon within the meaning of the [Weapons Prohibition Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-127)—20 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years (or both). > > > (2) Subsection (1) does not apply with respect to any of the following— > > > > > (a) the possession of any restricted item that is (or is to be) an exhibit in proceedings before a court in court premises if— > > > > > > > (i) the item is in the possession of a person who is involved in the conduct of, or appearing in, the proceedings, and > > > > > > > (ii) the item is enclosed in a bag or other container of a kind prescribed by the regulations, > > > > > (b) the possession of any restricted item that a judicial officer has directed should be allowed to be brought into court premises, > > > > > (c) the possession by a security officer of any restricted item that has been taken into possession or confiscated under this Act, > > > > > (d) the possession by a police officer or custodial officer of any restricted item in the exercise of the officer’s functions under any Act or law, > > > > > (e) the possession of such restricted items in such other kinds of circumstances as may be prescribed by the regulations. > > **s 8:** Am 2010 No 40, Sch 3.7 \[2\]; 2017 No 40, Sch 1.4.