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Australian Capital Territory
Prohibited Weapons Regulation 1997
SL1997-12
made under the
Prohibited Weapons Act 1996
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About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Prohibited Weapons Regulation 1997, made under the Prohibited
Weapons Act 1996 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3
(Editorial changes)) as in force on 26 December 2025. It also includes any commencement,
amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 26 December 2025.
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3
and 4.
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changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into
line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.
This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
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Penalties
At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an
individual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).
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Australian Capital Territory
Prohibited Weapons Regulation 1997
made under the
Prohibited Weapons Act 1996
Contents
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1 Name of regulation 2
3 Definitions for regulation 2
5 General grounds for refusal to issue permits 2
6 Condition on permits—storage and security 4
7 Possession and use of crossbows 4
8 Possession and use of darts 6
9 Possession and use of catapults 6
10 Possession and use of batons 7
11 Possession and use of nunchaku, nunchaku baton or similar article 8
12 Possession and use of body armour 10
12A Possession and use of suppressors 11
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13 Militaria permit 13
14 Permits for theatrical and other productions 14
Endnotes
1 About the endnotes 15
2 Abbreviation key 15
3 Legislation history 16
4 Amendment history 19
5 Earlier republications 20
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Prohibited Weapons Regulation 1997
made under the
Prohibited Weapons Act 1996
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1 Name of regulation
This regulation is the Prohibited Weapons Regulation 1997.
3 Definitions for regulation
In this regulation:
Note A definition applies except so far as the contrary intention appears
(see Legislation Act, s 155).
registrar means the registrar of firearms.
security organisation means a corporation within the meaning of the
Corporations Act, or a partnership, that carries on a business of
providing—
(a) protection for people; or
(b) transport or protection for the money or property of persons
other than the corporation or partnership;
but does not include a bank.
5 General grounds for refusal to issue permits
(1) The registrar must not issue a permit unless satisfied that the applicant
is a fit and proper person to have possession of a prohibited weapon
or prohibited article without danger to public safety or to the peace.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the registrar must not issue a permit
if the registrar has reasonable cause to believe that the applicant may
not personally exercise continuous and responsible control over a
prohibited weapon or prohibited article because of the applicant’s
way of living or domestic circumstances.
(3) The registrar must not issue a permit to someone if—
(a) the person has been convicted within the relevant period in the
ACT, or elsewhere, of a prescribed offence, whether or not the
offence is an offence against territory law; or
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(b) the person is, or has been within the relevant period, subject to
a protection order or corresponding order; or
(c) the person is subject to an interim protection order or a
corresponding order; or
(d) the person is subject to an undertaking to keep the peace
(whether or not the undertaking was given in the ACT); or
(e) a permit issued to the person under the Act, or a licence or permit
issued to the person under the Firearms Act 1996, has been
cancelled.
(4) For subsection (3) (b):
protection order does not include a protection order that has been
revoked.
(5) The registrar may refuse to issue a permit if the registrar considers
that issuing the permit would be contrary to the public interest.
(6) In this section:
corresponding order, in relation to a protection order or interim
protection order, means an order under a law of a State, another
Territory or New Zealand that has the same effect or substantially the
same effect as a protection order or interim protection order.
interim protection order means an interim order under—
(a) the Family Violence Act 2016; or
(b) the Personal Violence Act 2016.
prescribed offence means an indictable offence involving actual or
threatened violence or the use of a firearm, prohibited weapon or
prohibited article.
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protection order means a final order under—
(a) the Family Violence Act 2016; or
(b) the Personal Violence Act 2016.
relevant period, in relation to an application for a permit, means the
10 years before the day the application was made.
6 Condition on permits—storage and security
It is a condition of a permit issued under the Act that a permit-holder
must comply with any guidelines approved by the registrar for the
storage and security of the prohibited weapon or prohibited article to
which the permit relates.
7 Possession and use of crossbows
(1) The Minister may, in writing, declare a supplier to be an approved
supplier of crossbows for this section.
(2) The registrar must refuse to issue a permit authorising a person to
possess and use a crossbow that is a prohibited weapon unless—
(a) the person is an approved supplier; or
(b) the person—
(i) is at least 12 years old but is under 18 years; and
(ii) is a member of an approved archery club; and
(iii) uses the crossbow for the purpose of participating in
competitions in the use of crossbows conducted by or in
association with an approved archery club and for no other
purpose; or
(c) the person—
(i) is 18 years old or older; and
(ii) is a member of an approved archery club; and
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(iii) owns the crossbow; and
(iv) has the crossbow in his or her possession for the purpose
of participating, or enabling the person to participate, in
competitions in the use of crossbows conducted by or in
association with an approved archery club and for no other
purpose.
(3) Despite subsection (2), the registrar must not issue a permit to possess
and use a crossbow that is a prohibited weapon to a person mentioned
in subsection (2) (b) or (c) who has, within the period of 10 years
before—
(a) the commencement of this regulation; or
(b) the acquisition of the crossbow;
whichever is the later, been convicted in the ACT or elsewhere of an
indictable offence, whether on indictment or summarily.
(4) A permit authorising an approved supplier or other person to possess
and use a crossbow that is a prohibited weapon is subject to the
condition that the supplier or person must not, without reasonable
excuse, sell or dispose of such a crossbow to a person other than a
person who—
(a) is, or is reasonably believed to be, a member of an approved
archery club; and
(b) has a permit to acquire the crossbow.
(5) A declaration under subsection (1) is a disallowable instrument.
(6) In this section:
approved archery club means the Canberra Archery Club
Incorporated, Canberra Bowhunters Club Incorporated, Capital Field
Archers, Tuggeranong Archery Club Incorporated or the Weston
Valley Archery Club Incorporated.
approved supplier means a supplier approved under subsection (1).
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8 Possession and use of darts
(1) The Minister may, in writing, declare a manufacturer to be an
approved manufacturer of darts for this section.
(2) The registrar must refuse to issue a permit authorising a person to
possess and use a dart unless—
(a) the person is an approved manufacturer; or
(b) the person is—
(i) because of his or her disability, incapable of participating
in a sport or recreation normally involving the use of
hand-thrown darts; and
(ii) in possession of the dart for the purpose of enabling the
person to participate in a sport or recreation of a type
mentioned in subparagraph (i).
(3) A permit authorising an approved manufacturer or other person to
possess and use a dart is subject to the condition that the manufacturer
or person must not, without reasonable excuse, sell or dispose of a
dart to a person other than a person mentioned in subsection (2) (b) (i)
who has a permit to acquire the dart.
(4) A declaration under subsection (1) is a disallowable instrument.
(5) In this section:
approved manufacturer means a manufacturer approved under
subsection (1).
dart means a dart capable of being projected from a blowgun.
9 Possession and use of catapults
(1) The registrar must refuse to issue a permit authorising a research body
to possess a catapult unless the catapult—
(a) is manufactured or acquired by, or in the possession of, the
research body for use in plant or animal research; and
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(b) bears a serial number allocated by the registrar.
(2) A person employed or engaged by a research body that holds a permit
to possess a catapult is authorised to possess and use that catapult if
the person possesses or uses it for the purposes of that employment
or engagement.
(3) A student undertaking research through a research body that holds a
permit to possess a catapult is authorised to possess and use that
catapult for the purpose of his or her research if the use is approved
by the research body.
(4) In this section:
catapult means a device designed for use with, or a component part
of which is, a brace that fits or rests on the forearm or another part of
the body of the user and supports the wrist against the tension of
elastic material used to project a projectile.
research body means the Australian National University or the
University of Canberra.
10 Possession and use of batons
(1) The registrar must not permit a security organisation to possess a
baton other than in the circumstances specified in subsection (3).
(2) An employee of a security organisation that holds a permit to possess
a baton is authorised to possess and use that baton in the
circumstances specified in subsection (4).
(3) For subsection (1), the circumstances are that the baton—
(a) is owned or leased by the security organisation; and
(b) bears in permanent form—
(i) an identification number; and
(ii) the name of the security organisation.
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(4) For subsection (2), the circumstances are that—
(a) the baton—
(i) is owned or leased by the security organisation employing
the employee; and
(ii) is in the employee’s possession for use in the course of that
employment; and
(b) the employee has completed a course of training in the use of
batons approved by the registrar.
(5) A permit authorising the possession of a baton is subject to the
following conditions:
(a) each use of the baton must be recorded in a register;
(b) the organisation must not possess more batons than the number
specified for that purpose in the permit.
(6) In this section:
baton means an expandable straight baton or a side-handled baton.
11 Possession and use of nunchaku, nunchaku baton or
similar article
(1) The registrar must not issue a permit to possess a nunchaku to a
martial arts club except in the circumstances specified in
subsection (3).
(2) A person is authorised to possess and use a nunchaku in the
circumstances specified in subsection (4).
(3) For subsection (1), the circumstances are—
(a) the club is an approved martial arts club; and
(b) the club employs a full-time or part-time qualified instructor.
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(4) For subsection (2), the circumstances are that the person—
(a) is a member of a relevant approved martial arts club who has
possession of the nunchaku—
(i) to take part in instruction by, or instruction supervised by,
a qualified instructor in the use of a nunchaku or in a
competition or demonstration in the use of a nunchaku; or
(ii) to transport the nunchaku to or from such a competition or
demonstration; or
(b) is a qualified instructor who has a nunchaku in his or her
possession for the purposes of—
(i) providing instruction in its use to, or supervising the
instruction in its use of, members of the relevant approved
martial arts club; or
(ii) taking part in a competition or demonstration in the use of
a nunchaku; or
(iii) transporting the nunchaku to or from a competition or
demonstration in the use of a nunchaku.
(5) A permit authorising the possession of a nunchaku by an approved
martial arts club is subject to the following conditions:
(a) the club must not possess more nunchakus than the number
specified for that purpose in the permit;
(b) the nunchaku must not be removed from the club premises
except to be transported to and from a competition or
demonstration in the use of nunchakus.
(6) In this section:
approved martial arts club means a martial arts club approved by the
registrar.
nunchaku includes a nunchaku baton or similar article.
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qualified instructor means a person who holds a black belt or
equivalent in a martial art where the qualification is—
(a) accredited by the Australian Coaching Council (a program of the
Australian Sports Commission) through the National Coaching
Accreditation Scheme; and
(b) evidenced in writing issued by the council.
relevant approved martial arts club, in relation to a nunchaku, means
an approved martial arts club that—
(a) has a permit to possess the nunchaku; and
(b) owns or leases the nunchaku.
12 Possession and use of body armour
(1) An employee of a security organisation that holds a permit to possess
body armour is authorised to possess and use that armour if the
armour is—
(a) owned or leased by the security organisation of which the
employee is an employee; and
(b) in his or her possession for use in the course of that employment;
and
(c) when not in use, stored securely and in a way that it is not
visible.
(2) A permit authorising a security organisation to possess body armour
is subject to the following conditions:
(a) each use of the armour must be recorded in a register;
(b) the armour must be inscribed in a permanent way with an
identification number;
(c) the permit-holder must not possess more body armour than
specified for the purpose by the permit.
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12A Possession and use of suppressors
(1) The registrar must not issue a permit authorising a person to possess
or use a suppressor unless—
(a) the person is an authorised person; and
(b) the suppressor is being used for an authorised purpose.
(2) The following activities are authorised purposes for this section:
(a) at the direction, or under the authority, of a conservation
officer—killing fauna on public land reserved in the
territory plan for a purpose mentioned in the Planning Act 2023,
section 385 (Reserved areas of public land);
(b) for a conservation officer or veterinary practitioner—
killing fauna to alleviate its suffering;
(c) for an employee of the CSIRO—undertaking an expedition to
collect museum specimens;
(d) for a firearms dealer—carrying out activities that are reasonable
and necessary for a firearms dealer to manufacture, acquire,
dispose of, repair, maintain or test firearms or firearm parts;
(e) for a lessee of land held under a rural lease or a person authorised
by the lessee—killing fauna on the rural lease.
(3) In this section:
authorised person means a person who—
(a) holds a licence or permit or is otherwise authorised under the
Firearms Act 1996 to possess or use a prohibited firearm; and
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(b) is—
(i) a conservation officer; or
(ii) contracted or otherwise authorised by the Territory to kill
particular fauna; or
Note The conservator or custodian of unleased land or public land
must take reasonable steps to implement a controlled native
species management plan and may authorise another person
to take action to implement the plan (see
Nature Conservation Act 2014, s 167).
(iii) a veterinary practitioner; or
(iv) authorised by a licence under the Firearms Act 1996 to
carry on business as a firearms dealer, including
manufacturing, acquiring, disposing of, repairing,
maintaining or testing firearms or firearm parts; or
(v) employed by the CSIRO; or
(vi) a lessee of land held under a rural lease, or a person
lawfully authorised by the lessee.
conservation officer means a person who is appointed as a
conservation officer under the Nature Conservation Act 2014,
section 28 (Conservation officers—appointment).
CSIRO means the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
Organisation established by the Science and Industry Research
Act 1949 (Cwlth).
fauna includes the following:
(a) a native animal;
(b) an animal that is a pest;
(c) stock.
pest—see the Biosecurity Act 2023, section 11.
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rural lease—see the Planning Act 2023, section 256.
stock—see the Stock Act 2005, dictionary.
13 Militaria permit
(1) The registrar must not issue a permit authorising a person to use
specified premises for the purposes of a militaria fair unless satisfied
that the premises proposed to be used are suitable for such a purpose.
(2) In considering whether premises are suitable for subsection (1),
the registrar must have regard to the following considerations:
(a) the nature of the activities proposed to be conducted on the
premises;
(b) the kind of prohibited weapons or prohibited articles to which
the application relates;
(c) whether adequate provision has been made for the safekeeping
of the relevant prohibited weapons or prohibited articles;
(d) the security of the premises generally, and against unauthorised
entry in particular.
(3) A permit issued under this section—
(a) must specify the period during which the permit-holder is
authorised to conduct the militaria fair; and
(b) must specify the people authorised to possess and, if relevant,
use a specified prohibited weapon or prohibited article for the
purposes of the fair; and
(c) authorises the people specified in accordance with paragraph (b)
and the permit-holder to possess and, if so specified in the
permit, use a specified prohibited weapon or prohibited article
for the purposes of the fair during the period specified in
accordance with paragraph (a).
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(4) In this section:
militaria fair means a fair approved by the registrar for the purpose
of exhibiting prohibited weapons or prohibited articles and related
items.
14 Permits for theatrical and other productions
(1) The registrar must not authorise the possession or use of a prohibited
weapon or prohibited article for the purpose of a theatrical or dramatic
production or an historical re-enactment by permit unless—
(a) the theatrical or dramatic production or historical re-enactment
in which the prohibited weapon or prohibited article is used is
being staged by a theatrical, dramatic or historical society; and
(b) the person to whom the permit is to be issued is a performer in,
or a member of the society staging, the production or
re-enactment; and
(c) the person possesses the weapon or article for the purposes of
the production or re-enactment; and
(d) the weapon or article is—
(i) lent or let on hire for the purpose of the production or
re-enactment by a person who holds a permit in relation to
it; or
(ii) lent or let on hire by a person who is ordinarily resident in
a State or another Territory who is legally in possession of
it under the law of that State or Territory.
(2) A permit issued in accordance with subsection (1) does not authorise
the use of other than blank ammunition in the relevant weapon.
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Endnotes
1 About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the
amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law
but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are
annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be
obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details
of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are
underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered
provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
2 Abbreviation key
A = Act NI = Notifiable instrument
AF = Approved form o = order
am = amended om = omitted/repealed
amdt = amendment ord = ordinance
AR = Assembly resolution orig = original
ch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph
CN = Commencement notice pres = present
def = definition prev = previous
DI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously
dict = dictionary pt = part
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule
Assembly reloc = relocated
div = division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No
Gaz = gazette RI = reissue
hdg = heading s = section/subsection
IA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule
ins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision
LA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law
LR = legislation register sub = substituted
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced
mod = modified/modification or to be expired
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3 Legislation history
This regulation was originally the Prohibited Weapons Regulations. It was renamed
by the Protection Orders (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 A2001-90
amdt 1.84 and under the Legislation Act 2001.
Prohibited Weapons Regulation 1997 SL1997-12
notified 19 May 1997 (Gaz 1997 No S140)
commenced 22 May 1997 (s 2 and see Gaz 1997 No S140)
as amended by
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 A2001-44 pt 302
notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)
pt 302 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001
No S65)
Protection Orders (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 A2001-90
sch 1 pt 10
notified LR 27 September 2001
s 1, s 2 commenced 27 September 2001 (LA s 75)
sch 1 pt 10 commenced 27 March 2002 (s 2, see the Protection Orders
Act 2001, s 3)
Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Amendment Act 2005
A2005-13 sch 1 pt 1.14
notified LR 24 March 2005
s 1, s 2 commenced 24 March 2005 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.14 commenced 25 March 2005 (s 2)
Firearms Amendment Act 2008 A2008-25 pt 4
notified LR 15 July 2008
s 1, s 2 commenced 15 July 2008 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 4 commenced 15 July 2009 (s 2 (3))
Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Act 2008 A2008-46 sch 3
pt 3.13
notified LR 10 September 2008
s 1, s 2 commenced 10 September 2008 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.13 commenced 30 March 2009 (s 2)
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Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Act 2008 A2008-46 sch 3
pt 3.13
notified LR 10 September 2008
s 1, s 2 commenced 10 September 2008 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.13 commenced 30 March 2009 (s 2)
Prohibited Weapons Amendment Regulation 2009 (No 1) SL2009-60
notified LR 23 December 2009
s 1, s 2 commenced 23 December 2009 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 24 December 2009 (s 2)
Family Violence Act 2016 A2016-42 sch 3 pt 3.17 (as am by A2017-10
s 7)
notified LR 18 August 2016
s 1, s 2 commenced 18 August 2016 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.17 commenced 1 May 2017 (s 2 (2) as am by A2017-10 s 7)
Family and Personal Violence Legislation Amendment Act 2017
A2017-10 s 7
notified LR 6 April 2017
s 1, s 2 commenced 6 April 2017 (LA s 75 (1))
s 7 commenced 30 April 2017 (s 2 (1))
Note This Act only amends the Family Violence Act 2016
A2016-42.
Firearms and Prohibited Weapons Legislation Amendment Act 2018
A2018-1 pt 5
notified LR 28 February 2018
s 1, s 2 commenced 28 February 2018 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 5 commenced 1 March 2018 (s 2 (1))
Veterinary Practice Act 2018 A2018-32 sch 3 pt 3.14
notified LR 30 August 2018
s 1, s 2 commenced 30 August 2018 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.14 commenced 21 December 2018 (s 2 and CN2018-12)
Planning (Consequential Amendments) Act 2023 A2023-36 sch 1
pt 1.50
notified LR 29 September 2023
s 1, s 2 commenced 29 September 2023 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.50 commenced 27 November 2023 (s 2 (1) and see
Planning Act 2023 A2023-18, s 2 (2) and CN2023-10)
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Biosecurity Legislation Amendment Act 2024 A2024-11 sch 2 pt 2.10
notified LR 19 April 2024
s 1, s 2 commenced 19 April 2024 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 2 pt 2.10 commenced 15 May 2025 (s 2 and see Biosecurity
Act 2023 A2023-50, s 2 (2))
Statute Law Amendment Act 2025 A2025-29 sch 4 pt 4.137
notified LR 6 November 2025
s 1, s 2 commenced 6 November 2025 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 4 pt 4.137 commenced 26 December 2025 (s 2 (7))
Endnotes
Amendment history 4
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Prohibited Weapons Regulation 1997
Effective: 26/12/25
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4 Amendment history
Name of regulation
s 1 am R1 LA
sub A2001-90 amdt 1.84
am R3 LA
Commencement
s 2 om A2001-44 amdt 1.3300
Definitions for regulation
s 3 def Act om A2001-44 amdt 1.3301
def registrar sub A2001-90 amdt 1.85
Prohibited articles
s 4 om A2008-25 s 84
General grounds for refusal to issue permits
s 5 am A2001-90 amdt 1.86, amdt 1.87; regs renum R2 LA;
A2005-13 amdts 1.45-1.47; A2008-46 amdt 3.41, amdt 3.42
(6) notes to defs interim protection order and protection
order, (7), (8) exp 27 March 2012 (s 5 (8))
am A2016-42 amdt 3.89
Possession and use of crossbows
s 7 am A2001-44 amdt 1.3302, amdt 1.3303; SL2009-60 s 4;
A2025-29 amdt 4.138
Possession and use of darts
s 8 am A2001-44 amdt 1.3304, amdt 1.3305; A2025-29
amdt 4.138
Possession and use of batons
s 10 am A2001-44 amdt 1.3306, amdt 1.3307; A2025-29
amdt 4.138
Possession and use of body armour
s 12 hdg sub A2018-1 s 35
s 12 am A2001-44 amdts 1.3308-1.3310; A2018-1 s 36, s 37;
A2025-29 amdt 4.138
Possession and use of suppressors
s 12A ins A2018-1 s 38
am A2018-32 amdt 3.54, amdt 3.55; A2023-36 amdt 1.309,
amdt 1.310; A2024-11 amdt 2.31, amdt 2.32
Amendment of Schedule to Act
s 15 om R1 LA