14Other prohibited conduct

14 Other prohibited conduct

14 Other prohibited conduct

(1) A person must not do the following in the public domain—

(a) cause serious alarm or affront to a person by disorderly or unsafe conduct,

(b) behave in an offensive or indecent manner,

(c) use indecent, obscene, insulting or threatening language,

(d) throw, kick or hit a ball in a way that endangers others,

(e) fly a kite in a way that endangers others,

(f) carry, discharge or possess a firearm or imitation firearm within the meaning of the Firearms Act 1996,

(g) carry or possess a prohibited weapon within the meaning of the Weapons Prohibition Act 1998.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1)(f) and (g) do not apply to—

(a) a police officer of the State or the Commonwealth acting in the ordinary course of the person’s duties as a police officer, or

(b) a person who—

(i) holds a licence under the Security Industry Act 1997, and

(ii) is carrying out functions authorised by the licence, and

(iii) is authorised to carry, discharge or possess the firearm or prohibited weapon under the Firearms Act 1996 or the Weapons Prohibition Act 1998.