Control of Weapons Amendment (Penalties) Act 2007 (Vic)

Control of Weapons Amendment (Penalties) Act 2007

No. 1 of 2007

table of provisions

Section  Page

1Purpose

2Commencement

3New penalty for section 5(1) (prohibited weapons)

4New penalty for section 6(1) (controlled weapons)

5Repeal of Act

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Endnotes

Control of Weapons Amendment (Penalties) Act 2007

No. 1 of 2007

[Assented to 6 March 2007]

The Parliament of Victoria enacts:

1Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to amend the Control of Weapons Act 1990 to increase the penalties for offences under sections 5(1) and 6(1) of that Act.

2Commencement

(1)Subject to subsection (2), this Act comes into operation on a day to be proclaimed.

(2)If this Act does not come into operation before 1 July 2007, it comes into operation on that day.

3New penalty for section 5(1) (prohibited weapons)

For the penalty at the foot of section 5(1) of the Control of Weapons Act 1990 substitute—

"Penalty:240 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.".

4New penalty for section 6(1) (controlled weapons)

For the penalty at the foot of section 6(1) of the Control of Weapons Act 1990 substitute—

"Penalty:120 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year.".

5Repeal of Act

This Act is repealed on 1 July 2008.

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Endnotes

Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 20 December 2006

Legislative Council: 15 February 2007

The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to amend the Control of Weapons Act 1990 to increase the penalties for certain offences relating to prohibited and controlled weapons and for other purposes."