Weapons Prohibition Regulation 2017 (2017-456) (NSW)

Weapons Prohibition Regulation 2017

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Regulation This Regulation is the Weapons Prohibition Regulation 2017.

2 Commencement This Regulation commences on 1 September 2017 and is required to be published on the NSW legislation website.

Note— This Regulation replaces the Weapons Prohibition Regulation 2009, which is repealed on 1 September 2017 by section 10 (2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.

3 Definitions (1) In this Regulation— fired from a prohibited weapon includes propelled from a prohibited weapon. projectile includes a bullet, arrow or dart. the Act means the Weapons Prohibition Act 1998.

Note— The Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Regulation. (2) A reference in this Regulation to a particular type of general permit is a reference to that type of permit as provided by Part 3. (3) Notes included in this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.

Part 2 General provisions relating to permits

4 Persons exempt from requirement for permit For the purposes of section 6 (4) of the Act, a person specified in a provision of Schedule 1 is exempt from the requirement under the Act to be authorised by a permit to possess or use a prohibited weapon, but only to the extent and in the circumstances so specified, and only in relation to the prohibited weapon or weapons so specified.

5 Offences that disqualify applicants (1) For the purposes of section 10 (3) (a) of the Act, the following offences are prescribed—

(a) Offences relating to firearms or weapons An offence relating to the possession or use of a firearm or any other weapon, or a firearm part or ammunition, committed under— (i) the law of any Australian jurisdiction, or (ii) the law of any overseas jurisdiction (being an offence that, had it been committed in Australia, would be an offence under the law of an Australian jurisdiction).