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TASMANIA
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POLICE OFFENCES (DANGEROUS KNIVES AND WEAPONS)
AMENDMENT BILL 2009
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CONTENTS
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Principal Act
4. Amendment of Principal Act - Dangerous articles
Bill No. 7 ]
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POLICE OFFENCES (DANGEROUS KNIVES AND WEAPONS) AMENDMENT
BILL 2009
(Brought in by Marinus Theodoor Hidding)
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Police Offences Act 1935 in relation to the use, possession or
control of dangerous knives and weapons and for related purposes
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and
consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as
follows:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Police Offices (Dangerous Knives and
Weapons) Amendment Act 2009.
2. Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal
Assent.
3. Principal Act
In this Act, the Police Offences Act 1935* is referred to as the
Principal Act.
4. Amendment of Principal Act - Dangerous articles
Section 15C of the Principal Act is amended as follows -
(1) In subsection (1) by deleting the words "in a public place"
and inserting "in any place other than the person's usual
place of residence"; and
(2) By inserting at the end of subsection (4) the following -
(7) It is a defence in proceedings under subsection (1) if the
defendant establishes that, at the time of the alleged
offence, the dangerous article was secure, dismantled or
otherwise disabled so that it was rendered harmless.
Act No. 44 of 1935
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