Weapons Act 1990

A licence authorises a licensee to possess and use a weapon or category of weapon endorsed on the licence for any lawful purpose.

However, the authority to possess or use a weapon, or a category of weapon, under a licence is subject to a regulation, condition or participation condition, whether imposed by an authorised officer or prescribed under a regulation.

If a condition is prescribed under a regulation for a category of weapon—

the condition applies to all weapons of the category, whether licensed before or after the day the condition has effect; and

the licence is taken to have been amended to include the condition.

If use of a firearm is authorised under another Act, a licensee does not contravene this Act only because the licensee uses the firearm in the way authorised under the other Act.