Summary Offences Act 1953

A person is an exempt person for the purposes of an offence of use or possession of a prohibited weapon under section 21F(1)(b) of this Act in relation to the use or possession of a weapon of a kind prescribed for the purposes of this clause if—

the person is using or has possession of the weapon for the purpose or in the course of participating in astronomy; and

the person—

is a member of—

the

Astronomical Society of South Australia Incorporated; or

the

Mars Society Australia Incorporated; or

participates in astronomy under the supervision of a member of a body referred to in subparagraph (i);

or

participates in astronomy at an observatory; or

participates in astronomy as part of a course of study conducted by an educational institution.