Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) This Act applies to an imitation firearm in the same way as it applies to a firearm, subject to the following:
(a) the registrar must not issue a licence for the possession or use of an imitation firearm (except to a firearms dealer);
(b) the registrar may issue a permit for the possession or use of an imitation firearm;
(c) an imitation firearm is not required to be registered.
(2) For the application of this Act to an imitation firearm—
(a) an imitation firearm that is an imitation of a pistol is taken to be a pistol; and
(b) an imitation firearm that is an imitation of a prohibited firearm is taken to be a prohibited firearm.
(3) In this Act:
"imitation firearm"—
(a) means something that, regardless of its colour, weight or composition or the presence or absence of any moveable parts, substantially duplicates in appearance a firearm but is not a firearm; and
(b) includes something that the registrar declares to be an imitation firearm under section 31.
(4) However, imitation firearm does not include—
(a) something that is produced and identified as a children's toy; or
(b) something prescribed by regulation not to be an imitation firearm; or
(c)
something declared not to be an imitation firearm under
section 31.