Explosives Act 1999
sec.47Offences relating to entry of magazines
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sec.47 Offences relating to entry of magazines
A person must not unlawfully enter a magazine. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. A person in physical possession of a firearm must not enter a magazine. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. Subsection (2) does not apply to a police officer or a security provider under the Security Providers Act 1993 who enters a magazine for performing official duties. An inspector, a security provider or the holder of an authority in relation to a magazine may take reasonable steps to remove a person who has entered a magazine in contravention of subsection (1) or (2) from the magazine or the land it is on. (sec.47-ssec.1) A person must not unlawfully enter a magazine. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.47-ssec.2) A person in physical possession of a firearm must not enter a magazine. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. (sec.47-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a police officer or a security provider under the Security Providers Act 1993 who enters a magazine for performing official duties. (sec.47-ssec.4) An inspector, a security provider or the holder of an authority in relation to a magazine may take reasonable steps to remove a person who has entered a magazine in contravention of subsection (1) or (2) from the magazine or the land it is on.