Weapons Control Act 2001

In this Act:

approval means an approval in force under section 14.

body armour, see section 3A.

Commissioner means the Commissioner of Police.

controlled weapon means:

a knife or axe, other than a knife or axe that is a prohibited weapon; or

an article that is prescribed by regulation to be a controlled weapon.

criminal intelligence, see section 6 of the Serious

Crime Control Act 2009.

disqualifying offence, see section 3(1) of the Firearms

Act 1997.

firearm means a firearm as defined in section 3(1) of the Firearms Act 1997, but does not include an imitation or replica firearm.

interim domestic violence order, means an interim

DVO as defined in section 4 of the Domestic and Family Violence

Act 2007.

interim personal violence restraining order, see section 3 of the Personal Violence Restraining Orders Act 2016.

knife includes machete.

night-time means the interval between 9 pm and 6 am.

offence of violence, see section 3(1) of the Firearms

Act 1997.

offensive weapon means an article:

made or adapted to cause damage to property or to cause injury or fear of injury to a person; or

by which the person having it intends to cause damage to property or to cause injury or fear of injury to a person;

but does not include a prohibited weapon, controlled weapon or body armour.

prohibited weapon means an article prescribed by regulation to be a prohibited weapon.

public place, see section 5 of the Summary Offences

Act 1923.

school, see section 5 of the Education Act 2015.

Note for section 3

The Interpretation Act 1978 contains definitions and other provisions that may be relevant to this Act.