Prohibited Weapons Regulation 1997

The registrar must not authorise the possession or use of a prohibited weapon or prohibited article for the purpose of a theatrical or dramatic production or an historical re-enactment by permit unless—

the theatrical or dramatic production or historical re-enactment in which the prohibited weapon or prohibited article is used is being staged by a theatrical, dramatic or historical society; and

the person to whom the permit is to be issued is a performer in, or a member of the society staging, the production or re‑enactment; and

the person possesses the weapon or article for the purposes of the production or re-enactment; and

the weapon or article is—

lent or let on hire for the purpose of the production or re‑enactment by a person who holds a permit in relation to it; or

lent or let on hire by a person who is ordinarily resident in a State or another Territory who is legally in possession of it under the law of that State or Territory.

A permit issued in accordance with subsection (1) does not authorise the use of other than blank ammunition in the relevant weapon.