Weapons Categories Regulation 1997 (Qld)

Weapons Categories Regulation 1997

1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Weapons Categories Regulation 1997. Editor's note— This is a reprint of the Weapons Categories Regulation 1997 set out in schedule 1 of the Weapons and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1997 No. 48.

1A [Repealed]

2 Category A weapons (1) Each of the following is a category A weapon if it has not been rendered permanently inoperable— (a) a miniature cannon under 120cm in barrel length that is a black powder and muzzle loading cannon, depicting a scale model of an historical artillery piece or naval gun; (b) an air rifle; (c) a rim-fire rifle (other than a self-loading rim-fire rifle); (d) a shotgun other than a lever action shotgun, pump action shotgun or self-loading shotgun; (e) a powerhead; (f) a break action shotgun and rim-fire rifle combination; (g) an air gun; (h) a weapon mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (g) that is a blank-fire firearm. (2) A conversion unit is also a category A weapon. (3) In this section— air gun means a firearm designed to discharge a projectile (including, for example, an arrow) by compressed air, or other compressed gas, not generated by an explosive. conversion unit means a unit or device or barrel that is capable of being used for converting a category A weapon that is a firearm from one calibre to another calibre.

3 Category B weapons (1) Each of the following is a category B weapon if it has not been rendered permanently inoperable— (a) a muzzle-loading firearm; (b) a single shot centre-fire rifle; (c) a double barrel centre-fire rifle; (d) a repeating centre-fire rifle; (e) a break action shotgun and centre-fire rifle combination; (f) a lever action shotgun with a magazine capacity of not more than 5 rounds; (g) a weapon mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (f) that is a blank-fire firearm. (2) A conversion unit is also a category B weapon. (3) In this section— conversion unit means a unit or device or barrel that is capable of being used for converting a category B weapon that is a firearm from one calibre to another calibre.