5.8A.1

Definitions

Current

Pt 5.8A (Heading and ss 5.8A.1–5.8A.7) inserted by No. 11/2011 s. 3.

S. 5.8A.1 inserted by No. 11/2011 s. 3.

In this Part—

authorised teacher means a teacher who is authorised under section 5.8A.6;

harmful item means—

(a)

any prohibited item;

(b)

any item which has been brought onto or kept on any Government school premises in contravention of a declaration of the principal of the school under section 5.8A.2;

(c)

if—

(i)

a person is conducting a search under section 5.8A.3, any item which that person reasonably suspects is being used or is likely to be used in a threatening, violent or harmful manner;

(ii)

a person is seizing an item under section 5.8A.4, any item which that person reasonably suspects is being used or is likely to be used in a threatening, violent or harmful manner;

possession has the same meaning as in the Control of Weapons Act 1990;

prohibited item means any of the following—

(a)

a firearm, within the meaning of the Firearms Act 1996;

(b)

a controlled weapon, within the meaning of the Control of Weapons Act 1990;

(c)

a prohibited weapon, within the meaning of the Control of Weapons Act 1990;

teacher has the same meaning as in section 2.4.1.

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