Prohibited Weapons Act 1996

A person does not commit an offence against this Act only because of something done by the person in the exercise of the person’s functions as a member of—

the Australian Federal Police or a police force of a State or another Territory; or

a police service or force of a foreign country required to possess or use a prohibited weapon or prohibited article for taking part in a training activity—

conducted by the Australian Federal Police; and

carried out in the ACT; or

the Defence Force; or

a visiting force within the meaning of the Defence (Visiting Forces) Act 1963 (Cwlth); or

the Australian Cadet Corps established under the Defence Act 1903 (Cwlth); or

the council of the Australian War Memorial or of the staff of the memorial who, in the exercise of their functions and duties in accordance with the Australian War Memorial Act 1980 (Cwlth), has in their possession a prohibited weapon, forming part of the memorial collection within the meaning of that Act; or

the council of the National Museum of Australia or of the staff of the museum who, in the exercise of their functions and duties in accordance with the National Museum of Australia Act 1980 (Cwlth), has in their possession a prohibited weapon forming part of the memorial collection under that Act.

A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including regulations and permits (see Legislation Act 2001, s 104).

Also, a person does not commit an offence against this Act only because of something done by the person in the exercise of the person’s functions as—

a corrections officer; or

an aviation security inspector under the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 (Cwlth).

Exercise, function and corrections officer are defined in the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1.