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Weapons Prohibition Act 1998
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3 Principles and objects of Act
> > (1) The underlying principles of this Act are—
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> > > (a) to confirm that the possession and use of prohibited weapons is a privilege that is conditional on the overriding need to ensure public safety, and
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> > > (b) to improve public safety by imposing strict controls on the possession and use of prohibited weapons.
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> > (2) The specific objects of this Act are as follows—
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> > > (a) to require each person who possesses or uses a prohibited weapon under the authority of a permit to have a genuine reason for possessing or using the weapon,
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> > > (b) to provide strict requirements that must be satisfied in relation to the possession and use of prohibited weapons,
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> > > (c) to provide an amnesty period to enable the surrender of prohibited weapons.