Weapons Regulations 1999 (WA)

Western Australia Weapons Act 1999 Weapons Regulations 1999 Western Australia Weapons Regulations 1999 Contents 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 4. Prohibited weapons prescribed (Act s. 3) (Sch. 1) 1 5. Controlled weapons prescribed (Act s. 3) (Sch. 2) 1 5A. Edged weapons prescribed (Act s. 3A) (Sch. 3) 1 6. Approved electric shock cases may be used for defence (Act s. 5A(2)) 1 7. Capsicum spray weapons may be used for defence (Act s. 5A(2)) 1 8. Circumstances prescribed (Act s. 10(3)) 1 9. Certain collectors and others excepted from Act s. 6(1)(a) to (c) in relation to specified prohibited weapons 1 10. Prison officers and other authorised persons excepted from Act s. 6, 6A, 7 and 8 1 10A. Custodial officers excepted from Act s. 7 in relation to capsicum spray weapons 1 11. Certain people excepted from Act s. 6 in relation to blow pipes 1 12. Federal and interstate police officers excepted from Act s. 6, 6A, 7 and 8 1 12A. Aviation and maritime security inspectors excepted from Act s. 6, 6A, 7 and 8 1 13. People connected with dramatic productions excepted from Act s. 6 1 14. Exempt arbalests and others excepted from Act s. 6 in relation to crossbows in certain circumstances 1 Schedule 1 — Prohibited weapons Schedule 2 — Controlled weapons Schedule 3 — Edged weapons Notes Compilation table 1 Uncommenced provisions table 1 Defined terms Western Australia Weapons Act 1999 Weapons Regulations 1999

1. Citation These regulations may be cited as the Weapons Regulations 1999 1.

2. Commencement These regulations come into operation on the day fixed by proclamation under section 2(1) of the Act 1.

3. Terms used In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears — approved electric shock case means a briefcase or suitcase of the kind described in regulation 6(1); baton means a short stick or rod — (a) made of any material; and (b) made or modified to be used to injure or disable a person or as a martial arts weapon, and includes a bludgeon, club, cudgel, truncheon or the article commonly known as the police nightstick; capsicum spray weapon means a spray weapon made or modified to be used to discharge oleoresin capsicum; catapult includes a ging, shanghai or slingshot; discharge includes to propel; injure or disable does not include administer, in good faith and with reasonable care and skill, surgical or medical treatment; martial arts weapon means an article made or modified to be used for attack or defence in the practice of a martial sport, art or similar discipline; missile includes an arrow, bolt, bullet, dart, knife, shot, spear or any other article made or modified to be discharged from another article so as to injure or disable a person or in the practice of a martial sport, art or similar discipline; spray weapon means an article made or modified to be used to discharge a substance in the form of a spray so as to injure or disable a person and includes the substance. [Regulation 3 amended: SL 2024/267 r. 4; SL 2024/282 r. 6.]