Weapons Act 1990 (Qld)

Weapons Act 1990

An Act to consolidate and amend the laws regulating or prohibiting the purchase, possession, use, carrying and sale of certain weapons and articles and to provide for the prevention of the misuse of weapons and for related purposes

Part 1    Preliminary

1   Short title

This Act may be cited as the Weapons Act 1990.

2   Application of Act

(1)This Act does not apply to a person—

(a)who is—

(i)a member of the armed forces of the Commonwealth as prescribed by the Defence Act 1903 (Cwlth) in respect of that person’s possession or use of a weapon as part of performance of duty as such member; or

(ii)a member of the armed forces of any government associated with the armed forces of the Commonwealth in respect of that person’s possession or use of a weapon as part of performance of duty as such member; or

(iii)a member in a cadet force under the Cadet Forces Regulations (Cwlth) in relation to the member’s possession and use of a weapon when participating in the activities of the cadet force in which the person is a member; or

Editor’s notes—

1Cadet Forces Regulations 1977 (Cwlth), section 2—

cadet force means the Australian Navy Cadets, the Australian Army Cadets or the Australian Air Force Cadets.

member means an officer, instructor or cadet in a cadet force.

2The Cadet Forces Regulations 1977 are in force under the Defence Act 1903 (Cwlth), the Naval Defence Act 1910 (Cwlth) and the Air Force Act 1923 (Cwlth).

(b)who is a member of the federal police as prescribed by the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 (Cwlth) or member of the police service of any other State or Territory in respect of that person’s possession or use of a weapon as part of performance of duty as such member or when performing a function for the Queensland Police Service at the request of the commissioner of the Queensland Police Service; or

(c)who is an officer of Customs in the Australian Border Force in relation to the person’s possession or use of a weapon when performing the duties of an officer; or

(d)who is an officer of the Australian Protective Service under the Australian Protective Service Act 1987 (Cwlth) in relation to the person’s possession or use of a weapon when performing the duties of an officer; or

(e)who is a police officer, special constable or trainee member of the Queensland police service, or any other member of the Queensland police service authorised by the commissioner—

(i)in respect of the person’s possession or use of a weapon as part of the performance of the person’s functions as a member of the Queensland police service; or

(ii)while the person is not on duty as a member of the Queensland police service in relation to the person’s possession or use of a weapon, if the person is acting in accordance with…