Weapons Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2014 (Qld)

Queensland Weapons Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2014 Subordinate Legislation 2014 No. 326 made under the WeaponsAct1990 Contents Part 1 1 Part 2 2 3 Part 3 4 5 6 Page Preliminary Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Amendment of Weapons Categories Regulation 1997 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Insertion of new s 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 10 Recognised astronomical organisations (Act, s 67) . . 2 Amendment of Weapons Regulation 1996 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Amendment of s 17 (When and how category H firearm may be worn) 3 Amendment of s 39 (Construction of premises where collection stored) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Weapons Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2014 Part 1 Preliminary [s 1] Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Weapons Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2014 . Part 2 Amendment of Weapons Categories Regulation 1997 2 Regulation amended This part amends the Weapons Categories Regulation 1997 . 3 Insertion of new s 10 After section 9— insert— 10 Recognised astronomical organisations (Act, s 67) Each of the following is prescribed for paragraph (a) of the definition recognised astronomical organisation in section 67(5) of the Act— (a) Astronomical Association of Queensland ABN 95 717 067 440; (b) Astronomy Connect Inc.; (c) Townsville Astronomy Group Inc.; (d) South East Queensland Astronomical Society Inc. Page 2 2014 SL No. 326

Part 3 Weapons Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2014 Part 3 Amendment of Weapons Regulation 1996 [s 4] Amendment of Weapons Regulation 1996 4 Regulation amended This part amends the Weapons Regulation 1996 . 5 Amendment of s 17 (When and how category H firearm may be worn) (1) Section 17(4)— omit, insert— (4) The holster must be designed with a retention device, and the device must be engaged. (2) Section 17— insert— (9) In this section— retention device , for a holster in which a category H firearm is carried, means a device designed to secure the firearm in the holster while the device is engaged. Examples — safety strap, thumb break, trigger guard lock 6 Amendment of s 39 (Construction of premises where collection stored) (1) Section 39(2)(a), ‘the way the weapon is stored’— omit, insert— the weapon is stored in a container that (2) Section 39(2), after paragraph (a)— insert — 2014 SL No. 326 Page 3

Weapons Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2014 Part 3 Amendment of Weapons Regulation 1996 [s 6] (aa) for a category H weapon made temporarily inoperable— (i) there are no more than 30 weapons at the premises where the weapon is stored; and (ii) the weapon is stored unloaded in a container that complies with section 60(3) and (4); and (iii) the disabling item for the weapon is stored in a separate secure place that is locked; or (3) Section 39(2)(b)(i), after ‘is’— insert— stored (4) Section 39(2)(aa) and (b)— renumber as section 39(2)(b) and (c). (5) Section 39— insert— (4) In this section— disabling item , for a category H weapon made temporarily inoperable, means— (a) for a firearm mentioned in section 8(a) of the Act—the bolt, breech block, firing pin or other integral part of the firing mechanism that is removed to make the firearm temporarily inoperable; or (b) for a firearm mentioned in section 8(b) of the Act—the key for the trigger lock that makes the firearm temporarily inoperable. separate secure place , in relation to the storage of a disabling item for a category H weapon made temporarily inoperable, means— Page 4 2014 SL No. 326

Weapons Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2014 Part 3 Amendment of Weapons Regulation 1996 [s 6] (a) if the container in which the weapon is stored has 1 or more lockable internal compartments—a lockable internal compartment other than the compartment in which the weapon is stored; or (b) otherwise—a secure place other than the container in which the weapon is stored. ENDNOTES 1 Made by the Governor in Council on 18 December 2014. 2 Notified on the Queensland legislation website on 19 December 2014. 3 The administering agency is the Queensland Police Service. © State of Queensland 2014 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel 2014 SL No. 326 Page 5