New South Wales Consolidated Acts

WEAPONS PROHIBITION ACT 1998

- As at 19 October 2022 
- Act 127 of 1998 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Principles and objects of Act
   4.      Definitions
   5.      Amendment of Schedule 1
   6.      Application of Act

   PART 2 - PERMITS FOR PROHIBITED WEAPONS

           Division 1 - Requirement for permit

   7.      Offence of unauthorised possession or use of prohibited weapon

           Division 2 - Permit scheme

   8.      Permit categories and authority conferred by permit
   9.      Application for permit
   10.     Issuing of permit
   11.     Genuine reason
   12.     Requirement to notify Commissioner if genuine reason ceases to exist
   13.     Form of permit
   14.     Conditions of permit
   15.     Term of permit
   16.     Suspension of permit
   17.     Suspension of permit on making of interim apprehended violence order
   18.     Revocation of permit
   19.     Surrender and seizure of prohibited weapons when permit suspended or revoked

   PART 3 - WEAPONS DEALERS AND THEATRICAL WEAPONS ARMOURERS--SPECIAL PROVISIONS

   20.     Weapons dealers and theatrical weapons armourers must hold permit
   20A.    Record of sale of prohibited weapons
   21.     Additional requirements for weapons dealers and theatrical weapons armourers
   22.     Security of displayed weapons

   PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS OFFENCES

   23.     Restrictions on purchase of prohibited weapons
   23A.    Restrictions on sale of prohibited weapons
   23B.    Selling prohibited weapons on an ongoing basis
   24.     Restrictions on sending and receiving prohibited weapons
   25.     Advertising sale of prohibited weapons
   25A.    Unauthorised manufacture of prohibited weapons
   25B.    Possession of digital blueprints for manufacture of prohibited weapons
   25C.    Defences for offences under section 25B
   25D.    Remote controlled possession and use of prohibited weapons
   26.     (Repealed)
   27.     On-the-spot inspection of prohibited weapons
   28.     Disposal of prohibited weapons by unauthorised persons
   29.     Permit must be produced on demand
   30.     Requirement to notify change of particulars
   31.     False or misleading documents
   32.     Misuse etc of permit

   PART 4A - SAFE KEEPING OF PROHIBITED WEAPONS

   32A.    General requirement for safe keeping of prohibited weapons
   32B.    Level 1 requirements
   32C.    Level 2 requirements
   32D.    Level 3 requirements

   PART 5 - WEAPONS PROHIBITION ORDERS

   33.     Commissioner may make weapons prohibition order
   34.     Effect of weapons prohibition order

   PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

   35.     Administrative review by Civil and Administrative Tribunal of certain decisions
   35A.    Recognition of domestic violence orders
   36.     Interstate transactions
   37.     Register of permits
   38.     Disclosures by doctors and health practitioners of certain information
   39.     Seizure of prohibited weapons by police officer
   40.     Disposal of surrendered or seized prohibited weapons
   41.     Delegation
   42.     Penalty notices
   43.     Proceedings for offences
   44.     Time for laying information
   45.     Liability of parents and guardians
   46.     Offences by corporations
   47.     Service of notices
   48.     Evidence
   49.     Identification of authorised officers
   50.     Regulations
   51.     Savings and transitional provisions
   52.     Repeals
   53.     (Repealed)
   54.     Review of Act
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           Schedule 3 (Repealed)