Weapons Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1997 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1997 No. 15 Weapons Act 1990 WEAPONS AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 1) 1997 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Amendment of s 17 (When and how concealable firearm may be worn) . . 2 4 Amendment of s 50 (Security precautions for security organisation) . . . . . 2 5 Amendment of s 51 (Security guard’s entries in security organisation register) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6 Amendment of s 52 (Security organisation register) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 Amendment of s 53 (Restriction on type of ammunition security guard may use) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8 Amendment of s 58 (Information to be given to authorised officer on acquisition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 9 Amendment of schedule (Fees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

s1 2 s5 Weapons Amendment (No. 1) No. 15, 1997 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Weapons Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1997 . ˙ Regulation amended 2. This regulation amends the Weapons Regulation 1996 . ˙ Amendment of s 17 (When and how concealable firearm may be worn) 3. Section 17, ‘concealable firearm’— omit, insert— ‘category H firearm’. ˙ Amendment of s 50 (Security precautions for security organisation) 4. Section 50(2), from ‘is’ to ‘must’— omit, insert— ‘is not in the organisation’s physical possession must’. ˙ Amendment of s 51 (Security guard’s entries in security organisation register) 5. Section 51(1)(d) and (e)— omit, insert— ‘(d) the date and time the guard returned the weapon to the security organisation; (e) if the weapon was fired while in the guard’s physical possession—the identity of the person, or the thing, at which the weapon was fired and the reason for firing; (f) if the weapon left the guard’s physical possession before being returned to the security organisation—how it came to leave the guard’s possession and any information the guard has about the

s6 3 s7 Weapons Amendment (No. 1) No. 15, 1997 weapon’s possession or use while out of the guard’s possession.’. ˙ Amendment of s 52 (Security organisation register) 6.(1) Section 52(1)(a) to (c)— omit, insert— ‘(a) for each occasion a security guard records information in the register—whether or not the person making the entry in the register on behalf of the organisation believes each entry made by the security guard is correct; (b) if the person making the entry on behalf the organisation believes an entry is incorrect—the reasons for the belief; (c) the name of the person making the entry in the register on behalf of the organisation.’. (2) Section 52(2)— omit, insert— ‘ (2) An entry required to be made by a security organisation must be made immediately after a security guard records information in the register under section 51.’. ˙ Amendment of s 53 (Restriction on type of ammunition security guard may use) 7.(1) Section 53(2), from ‘the person’— omit, insert— ‘unless— (a) the person purchased the ammunition new no more than 1 year before the day the duties are performed; or (b) if paragraph (a) does not apply—the person is reasonably satisfied the ammunition was purchased new no more than 1 year before the day the duties are performed.’. (2) Section 53(3)(a), from ‘unless—’

s8 4 s9 Weapons Amendment (No. 1) No. 15, 1997 omit, insert— ‘unless the employer issued the ammunition to the employee and— (a) the employer purchased the ammunition new no more than 1 year before the day the duties are performed; or (b) if paragraph (a) does not apply—the employer is reasonably satisfied the ammunition was purchased new no more than 1 year before the day the duties are performed.’. ˙ Amendment of s 58 (Information to be given to authorised officer on acquisition) 8. Section 58(1) and (3), ‘sections’— omit, insert— ‘section’. ˙ Amendment of schedule (Fees) 9. Schedule, item 6(b), ‘, for each year’— omit. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 30 January 1997. 2. Notified in the gazette on 31 January 1997. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Police. © State of Queensland 1997