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In forceInterpretation
Part 3Enforcement
12 Interpretation
(1)
In this Part —
Commissioner means the Commissioner of Police;
juvenile justice team means a juvenile justice team under Division 2 of Part 5 of the Young Offenders Act 1994;
offence means an offence under section 6, 6A, 6B, 7, 8A or 8.
(2)
For the purposes of this Part a person is lawfully entitled to possess something if —
(a)
the person owns it or is authorised by the owner to possess it; and
(b)
the possession is not prohibited by law or is authorised, justified or excused by law.
[Section 12 amended: No. 34 of 2009 s. 12; No. 33 of 2024 s. 22.]
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