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Weapons Act 1990
sec.116Employees of theatrical ordnance suppliers
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### sec.116 Employees of theatrical ordnance suppliers
A theatrical ordnance supplier must not employ a person who, in the course of the person’s employment, will have access to weapons unless the person is a qualified weapons employee.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
For subsection (1) , a person is a qualified weapons employee only if the person—
is at least 18 years; and
holds a licence.
In the course of employment as a qualified weapons employee, a person may possess any category of weapon his or her employer is authorised to possess.
Subsection (3) has effect even if the employee is not licensed to possess the category of weapon.
In this section—
employ a person includes engage the person as an agent.
s 116 amd 1996 No. 41 s 3 sch 1
sub 1997 No. 48 s 39
(sec.116-ssec.1) A theatrical ordnance supplier must not employ a person who, in the course of the person’s employment, will have access to weapons unless the person is a qualified weapons employee. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(sec.116-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , a person is a qualified weapons employee only if the person— is at least 18 years; and holds a licence.
(sec.116-ssec.3) In the course of employment as a qualified weapons employee, a person may possess any category of weapon his or her employer is authorised to possess.
(sec.116-ssec.4) Subsection (3) has effect even if the employee is not licensed to possess the category of weapon.
(sec.116-ssec.5) In this section— employ a person includes engage the person as an agent.
- (a) is at least 18 years; and
- (b) holds a licence.