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Tasmania act
This Act makes temporary amendments relating to knives and other weapons to the Police Offences Act 1935 and the Police Offences Regulations 2024, and requires those amendments to be incorporated into the authorised versions. It takes effect on Royal Assent and automatically repeals itself one year after commencement. It affects people and organisations subject to the Police Offences Act and Regulations and the police who enforce them; the Act text here does not set out the substantive amendment details.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Police Offences Amendment (Knives and Other Weapons) Act 2025.
This Act may be cited as the Police Offences Amendment (Knives and Other Weapons) Act 2025 .
This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
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The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Police Offences Act 1935 .
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The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Police Offences Act 1935 .
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The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Police Offences Act 1935 .
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The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Police Offences Act 1935 .
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The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Police Offences Act 1935 .
The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Police Offences Act 1935 .
The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Police Offences Act 1935 .
The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Police Offences Act 1935 .
The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Police Offences Act 1935 .
The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Police Offences Act 1935 .
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The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Police Offences Regulations 2024 .
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The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Police Offences Regulations 2024 .
The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Police Offences Regulations 2024 .
The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Police Offences Regulations 2024 .
This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of the day on which it commenced.
Sourced from Tasmanian Legislation Online (legislation.tas.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
This Act may be cited as the Police Offences Amendment (Knives and Other Weapons) Act 2025 .
This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
3.
The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Police Offences Act 1935 .
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The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Police Offences Act 1935 .
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The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Police Offences Act 1935 .
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The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Police Offences Act 1935 .
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The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Police Offences Act 1935 .
The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Police Offences Act 1935 .
The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Police Offences Act 1935 .
The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Police Offences Act 1935 .
The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Police Offences Act 1935 .
The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Police Offences Act 1935 .
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The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Police Offences Regulations 2024 .
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The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Police Offences Regulations 2024 .
The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Police Offences Regulations 2024 .
The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Police Offences Regulations 2024 .
This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of the day on which it commenced.