9Exemption — general circumstances in which the exemption applies to police forces and contractors

9 Exemption – general circumstances in which the exemption applies to police forces and contractors

(1) The exemption in subsection 8(1) applies only if one or more of the circumstances specified in this section exist.

Note: All of the circumstances specified in section 10 must also exist: see paragraph 8(1)(e).

(2) The act is performed, or the omission occurs, for the purpose of preventing the detonation or use of an improvised explosive device. (3) The act is performed, or the omission occurs, in the course of, or for the purpose of, training a member of a police force in the operation and use of an electronic counter measure device to prevent the detonation or use of improvised explosive devices. (4) The act is performed, or the omission occurs, in relation to the supply of, or an offer to supply, an electronic counter measure device to a police force for the purpose of preventing the detonation or use of improvised explosive devices. (5) The act is performed, or the omission occurs, in relation to the testing of an electronic counter measure device that has been, or is proposed to be, supplied to a police force for the purpose of preventing the detonation or use of improvised explosive devices. (6) The act is performed, or the omission occurs, in relation to the maintenance or repair of an electronic counter measure device that has been, or is proposed to be, supplied to a police force for the purpose of preventing the detonation or use of improvised explosive devices. (7) The act is performed, or the omission occurs, in relation to research and development involving an electronic counter measure device for the purpose of preventing the detonation or use of improvised explosive devices.