Weapons Amendment Regulations 2008 (WA)

692 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 29 February 2008

P0301*

Weapons Act 1999

Weapons Amendment Regulations 2008

(a)	regulations 1 and 2— on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette ("Gazeftal day");
(b)	the rest of the regulations — on the day after Gazettal
day.

Made by the Governor in Executive Council under section 10 of the Act.

1.            Citation

These regulations are the Weapons Amendment Regulations
2008.

2.            Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows:

29 February 2008 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 693

3.            The regulations amended

The amendment in these regulations is to the Weapons
Regulations 1999.

4.            Regulation 11 inserted

After regulation 10 the following regulation is inserted —

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11.          Exception for WADSA blow pipe use

(1) In this regulation —
"exempt event" means a recreational event, training

session or sporting competition, organised and
supervised by the WA Disabled Sports Association
(Inc.) or one or more of the WA Disabled Sports

Association (Inc.) member clubs;

"participant" includes a person assisting a participant;

"possess" in relation to a blow pipe includes having

access to a blow pipe while it is being stored;

"WA Disabled Sports Association (Inc.) member"

includes a member of one of the WA Disabled

Sports Association (Inc.) member clubs.

(2) A person does not commit an offence under section 6

of the Act if that person —

(a)	carries or possesses a blow pipe; or
(b)	attempts to carry or possess a blow pipe,

if the person does so as a participant in an exempt
event.

(3) A WA Disabled Sports Association (Inc.) member does not commit an offence under section 6 of the Act if that person —

(a)	brings or sends a blow pipe into the State; or
(b)	carries or possesses a blow pipe; or
(c)	purchases, sells or supplies a blow pipe: or
(d)	manufactures a blow pipe,

or attempts to do any of those things, if that member
does one or more of those things as a part of the
organisation, control or supervision of an exempt

event.

By Command of the Governor,

M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Executive Council.