25BPossession of digital blueprints for manufacture of prohibited weapons

#### 25B Possession of digital blueprints for manufacture of prohibited weapons 25B Possession of digital blueprints for manufacture of prohibited weapons > > (1) A person must not possess a digital blueprint for the manufacture of a prohibited weapon on a 3D printer or on an electronic milling machine. > > > > Maximum penalty—imprisonment for 14 years. > > > (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who is— > > > > > (a) authorised by a permit to manufacture the prohibited weapon concerned, or > > > > > (b) acting in the ordinary course of the person’s duties as a member (other than a police officer) of the Police Force. > > > (3) In this section— > > > > digital blueprint means any type of digital (or electronic) reproduction of a technical drawing of the design of an object. > > > > possession, of a digital blueprint, includes the following— > > > > > (a) possession of a computer or data storage device holding or containing the blueprint or of a document in which the blueprint is recorded, > > > > > (b) control of the blueprint held in a computer that is in the possession of another person (whether the computer is in this jurisdiction or outside this jurisdiction). > > **s 25B:** Ins 2015 No 63, Sch 2 \[1\].