36Carrying or possessing firearms

36 Carrying or possessing firearms

36 Carrying or possessing firearms

(1) A person must not do any of the following on the Trust lands, except with the written permission of, and in the manner approved by, the Trust or the Executive Director—

(a) have in the person’s possession (otherwise than on a public road), or discharge, any firearm or imitation firearm within the meaning of the Firearms Act 1996,

(b) have in the person’s possession any prohibited weapon within the meaning of the Weapons Prohibition Act 1998.

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

(2) This clause does not apply to—

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

(b) the holder of a licence under the Security Industry Act 1997 who is carrying out functions authorised by the licence and is also the holder of a relevant licence or permit under the Firearms Act 1996 or the Weapons Prohibition Act 1998.

(3) This clause does not affect any requirement imposed by or under the Firearms Act 1996 or the Weapons Prohibition Act 1998.