Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Actsaccredited event means a handgun shooting competition prescribed under a regulation to be an accredited event.
acquire, a weapon, see section 35.
ammunition see the Explosives Act 1999, schedule 2.
Editor's note—
Explosives Act 1999, schedule 2—
ammunition includes bombs, grenades, rockets, mines, projectiles and other similar devices and all types of cartridges (including blanks) used in firearms.
amnesty period, for part 8, division 2, see section 174.
antique firearm means a thing, mentioned in paragraph (a), (b)(i), (c) or (d) of the definition firearm and manufactured before 1 January 1901, that is one of the following—
(a) a muzzle loading firearm;
(b) a cap and ball firearm;
(c) a firearm in relation to which an authorised officer decides under section 154 that ammunition is not commercially available.
antique handgun means an antique firearm, other than a pre–percussion handgun, that is less than 75cm in length.
approved form see section 171.
approved historical society means a body, whether incorporated or unincorporated, of a kind prescribed under a regulation that is granted approval by an authorised officer under a regulation as an approved historical society.
approved officer see section 152.
approved pistol club means an approved shooting club that has, as a purpose endorsed on the shooting club's shooting club permit, the conduct of sports or target shooting using category H weapons.
approved range means—
(a) a place approved under part 4, division 5; or
(b) a place approved under a Commonwealth Act for use in the sport of target shooting.
approved safety training course (general) means a course approved under section 10AA(1).
approved safety training course (security guard) means a course approved under section 10AA(2).
approved shooting club means a shooting club that holds a shooting club permit.
approved training course means—
(a) an approved safety training course (general); or
(b) an approved safety training course (security guard).
armourer means a person who stores, manufactures, modifies or repairs weapons in the course of the person's business.
associate, of a licensed dealer or an applicant for a dealer's licence, means a person, other than a financial institution, who—
(a) holds or will hold a relevant financial interest in the business or proposed business of the licensed dealer or applicant; or
(b) is or may be entitled to exercise a relevant power, whether in the person's own right or for someone else, in the business or proposed business of the licensed dealer or applicant; or
(c) holds or will hold a relevant position, whether in the person's own right or for someone else, in the business or proposed business of the licensed dealer or applicant.
authorised officer see section 153.
black-powder pistol has the meaning prescribed under a regulation.
blank-fire firearm means a firearm, or a replica of a firearm, that is incapable of discharging a projectile.
business means the business carried on under the authority of a licence.
category, of weapon, means a category prescribed under the Weapons Categories Regulation 1997.
category A weapon see the Weapons Categories Regulation 1997, section 2.
category B weapon see the Weapons Categories Regulation 1997, section 3.
category C weapon see the Weapons Categories Regulation 1997, section 4.
category D weapon see the Weapons Categories Regulation 1997, section 5.
category E weapon see the Weapons Categories Regulation 1997, section 6.
category H weapon see the Weapons Categories Regulation 1997, section 7.
category M weapon see the Weapons Categories Regulation 1997, section 7A.
category M crossbow means a crossbow that is a category M weapon under the Weapons Categories Regulation 1997, section 7A(n).
category R weapon see the Weapons Categories Regulation 1997, section 8.
class, in relation to a category H weapon, means a class prescribed under a regulation for the weapon.
club organised shoot means—
(a) a practice shoot organised by an approved pistol club; or
(b) a handgun shooting competition.
collection register see section 81.
collector means a person who collects or holds out as being ready to collect, whether on behalf of the collector or another person, a weapon or weapons.
commissioned officer see the Police Service Administration Act 1990, section 1.4.
Editor's note—
Police Service Administration Act 1990, section 1.4—
commissioned officer means a person who holds a position in the police service as a commissioned officer.
commissioner means the commissioner of the police service under the Police Service Administration Act 1990.
court means the Magistrates Court.
criminal history, of a person, means the convictions, other than spent convictions, recorded against the person for offences, in Queensland or elsewhere, whether before or after the commencement of this Act.
criminal intelligence, in relation to a person, means any information about the person's connection with or involvement in criminal activity.
dealer means a person, other than an armourer or theatrical ordnance supplier, who—
(a) carries on the business, whether or not for reward or benefit, of acquiring, selling or otherwise disposing of weapons in any way; or
(b) for trade or business, displays a weapon for sale or possesses a weapon for sale.
deputy commissioner means deputy commissioner of the police service under the Police Service Administration Act 1990.
domestic violence order means a domestic violence order under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 1989, and includes an interstate domestic violence order.
Editor's note—
Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 1989, section 13(2)—
(2) A domestic violence order means—
(a) a protection order; or
(b) a temporary protection order.
executive officer see the Police Service Administration Act 1990, section 1.4.
Editor's note—
Police Service Administration Act 1990, section 1.4—
executive officer means a person who holds a position in the police service as an executive officer.
explosive see the Explosives Act 1999, schedule 2.
Editor's note—
Explosives Act 1999, schedule 2—
explosive includes—
(a) a substance or a thing containing a substance, manufactured or used with a view to produce—
(i) a practical effect by explosion; or
(ii) a pyrotechnic effect; and
(b) a substance or thing declared under a regulation to be an explosive.
Examples of explosives—
ammunition, detonators, gunpowder, nitroglycerine, pyrotechnics (including fireworks)
firearm means—
(a) a gun or other thing ordinarily described as a firearm; or
(b) a thing ordinarily described as a weapon that, if used in the way for which it was designed or adapted, is capable of being aimed at a target and causing death or injury by discharging—
(i) a projectile; or
(ii) noxious, corrosive or irritant liquid, powder, gas, chemical or other substance; or
(c) a thing that would be a firearm mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b), if it were not temporarily inoperable or incomplete; or
(d) a major component part of a firearm;
but does not include—
(e) an antique firearm, explosive tool, captive bolt humane killer, spear gun, longbow or crossbow; or
(f) a replica of a spear gun, longbow or crossbow; or
(g) a slingshot, shanghai or sword; or
(h) a public monument.
Example—
A replica of a gun capable of causing death or injury by discharging a projectile is a firearm. However, a replica of a gun not capable of causing death or injury by discharging a projectile is not a firearm.
firearms register see section 49.
genuine reason, for possession of a weapon, see section 11.
handgun shooting competition means a shooting competition that includes using a category H weapon at a place where the weapon may lawfully be used.
Note—
Particular handgun shooting competitions may be prescribed under a regulation to be accredited events. See the definition accredited event.
heirloom firearm see section 6.
identifying particular, of a person, means a fingerprint, palm print or footprint of the person.
interstate domestic violence order means an interstate order under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 1989, whether or not the interstate order is registered under that Act.
Editor's note—
Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 1989, schedule—
interstate order means an order made by a court of another State, a Territory or New Zealand under a prescribed law of the other State, Territory or New Zealand.
landowner means—
(a) the owner or occupier of rural land; or
(b) a person authorised by the owner or occupier to act on the owner's or occupier's behalf in the general management or control of the land.
laser pointer means a hand-held battery-operated device, with a power output of more than 1 milliwatt, that is designed to emit a laser beam and may be used for aiming, pointing or targeting.
licence means a licence continued, issued or renewed under this Act and in force at the material time, and includes a certificate under section 16(2).
licensed armourer means the person in whose name an armourer's licence, in force at the material time, has been issued.
licensed collector means the person in whose name a collector's licence, in force at the material time, has been issued.
licensed dealer means the person in whose name a dealer's licence, in force at the material time, has been issued.
licensed theatrical ordnance supplier means the person in whose name a theatrical ordnance supplier's licence, in force at a material time, has been issued.
licensee means a person in whose name a licence, in force at the material time, has been issued.
magazine means a detachable receptacle for ammunition for a weapon.
major component part of a firearm includes a part such as the receiver, body, barrel, breechbolt, frame or top slide without which the firearm would be considered inoperative or incomplete.
modern handgun means a category H weapon manufactured on or after 1 January 1947.
occupier, of rural land, means the person entitled to possession of the land.
officer in charge of police includes a police officer of whatever rank or grade who is for the time being in charge of a police establishment.
ordnance register see section 117.
paint-pellet gun means a weapon that discharges paint-pellet projectiles.
paint-pellet sports means games in which persons use paint-pellet guns to discharge paint-pellet projectiles at other persons or things.
participation condition means a condition stated in section 133(1) or (3).
participation record see section 134.
part of a prohibited handgun, for part 8, division 2, see section 174.
permanently inoperable see section 7.
permit to acquire means a permit to acquire a weapon under this Act and in force at the material time.
physically possess, a weapon, means physically hold or have an immediate ability to physically hold the weapon.
place includes any vehicle.
police establishment means a police establishment for the purposes of the Police Service Administration Act 1990.
possession includes in relation to any thing—
(a) having the thing in one's custody; and
(b) having the thing under one's control in any place, whether or not another has custody of the thing; and
(c) having an ability to obtain custody of the thing at will; and
(d) having a claim to custody of the thing which the claimant has committed to the custody of another, notwithstanding that the thing is temporarily not in the control of the person having such claim.
pre–percussion handgun means—
(a) an antique firearm less than 75cm in length that is a muzzle loading firearm activated by a fuse, matchlock, wheel lock, snaphaunce, flintlock or miquelet lock; or
(b) an antique firearm less than 75cm in length approved as an antique pre-percussion firearm by an authorised officer under section 154.
primary producer means a person (not being a person engaged in primary production as an employee on wages or piecework rates) primarily engaged in the occupation of—
(a) dairy farmer; or
(b) wheat, maize, or cereal grower; or
(c) cane grower; or
(d) fruit grower; or
(e) grazier; or
(f) farmer, whether engaged in general or mixed farming, cotton, potato, or vegetable growing, or poultry or pig raising;
and includes a person prescribed by regulation.
prohibited handgun, for part 8, division 2, see section 174.
prohibited person means a person convicted in Queensland or elsewhere of 1 or more of the following—
(a) murder or manslaughter;
(b) armed robbery;
(c) unlawful wounding;
(d) grievous bodily harm;
(e) an offence involving drugs, weapons or violence prescribed under a regulation that is punishable by imprisonment for 7 years or more.
protection order means a protection order under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 1989, and includes an interstate domestic violence order corresponding to a protection order.
psychologist means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the psychology profession, other than as a student.
public monument see section 6C.
public place means any place that the public is entitled to use, is open to the public, or used by the public, whether on payment or otherwise.
purchase means obtain under a sale.
QCAT information notice means a notice complying with the QCAT Act, section 157(2).
QPS website means the website used by the commissioner to provide public access to information about matters relating to this Act.
Editor's note—
The QPS website is at.
range officer of an approved range means a person who is a range officer of the range within the meaning of section 108(2).
range operator of an approved range means the range operator of the range within the meaning of section 108(1).
range use register see section 97.
reasonably believes means believes on reasonable grounds.
refuse, an application, includes reject the application.
registered owner, of a firearm, means the owner of the firearm as entered in the firearms register.
reject, an application, includes refuse an application.
relevant financial interest, in relation to a business, means—
(a) any interest in the capital or assets of the business; or
(b) any entitlement to receive any income derived from the business, whether the entitlement arises at law, in equity or otherwise.
relevant position, in relation to the business or proposed business of a licensed dealer or an applicant for a dealer's licence, means a position that entitles the holder of the position to participate in the management of the business whether as director, manager, secretary or in any other capacity.
relevant power, in relation to the business or proposed business of a licensed dealer or an applicant for a dealer's licence, means a power, whether exercisable by voting or otherwise and whether exercisable alone or in association with others—
(a) to participate in any managerial or executive decision of the business or proposed business; or
(b) to elect or appoint a person to a relevant position in the business or proposed business.
replacement licence means a licence issued in replacement of an existing licence under section 23.
replica see section 6A.
representative, of a body, for sections 27A and 28A, means the representative of a licensee that is a body, whether incorporated or unincorporated, who is endorsed—
(a) on the licensee's licence as the licensee's representative; or
(b) on a permit to acquire issued to the licensee as the licensee's representative.
respondent means a person named in a domestic violence order as the respondent.
restricted item see section 67(5).
rural land includes land other than land situated in any city or town or, in the case of a shire, in any township in the shire.
security guard see section 6B.
security guard's register see section 126A.
security organisation means an entity that provides security guards and the services of security guards.
security organisation register see section 128(1)(a).
sell includes—
(a) sell by wholesale, retail or auction; and
(b) supply under a lease, exchange, hiring or other commercial arrangement; and
(c) agree to sell; and
(d) cause or permit to be sold.
shanghai means a Y-shaped device that—
(a) has something with elastic properties fixed to it; and
(b) is capable of being used to propel a projectile.
shooting club means a club or other organisation that conducts the sport of target shooting, whether or not involving the use of a category M crossbow.
shooting club permit means a shooting club permit issued under section 87.
shooting gallery includes a place used for paint-pellet sports.
slingshot means a device designed for use with, or a component of which is, a brace that fits or rests on a person's forearm or another part of the person's body to support the person's wrist against the tension of elastic material used to propel a projectile.
Example—
a Saunders 'Falcon' Hunting Sling
special condition means a special condition under section 134(1).
spent conviction means a conviction—
(a) for which the rehabilitation period under the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 has expired under that Act; and
(b) that is not revived as prescribed by section 11 of that Act.
State includes Territory.
supply includes—
(a) give, distribute, sell, administer or transport; and
(b) offer to supply; and
(c) do an act preparatory to, or to further, or for the purpose of, supply.
sword means a thing consisting of a long, straight or curved blade, fixed in a hilt or handle, the blade of which is either—
(a) pointed; or
(b) sharp-edged on one or both sides.
Examples—
• a rapier
• a broadsword
temporarily inoperable see section 8.
temporary protection order means a temporary protection order under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 1989, and includes an interstate domestic violence order corresponding to a temporary protection order.
theatrical ordnance supplier means a person who, wholly or partly, carries on the business, whether or not for reward or benefit, of supplying on a temporary basis weapons for use in theatrical, film or television productions where the supplying involves no change in the ownership of the weapons.
unlawful means without lawful justification or excuse.
unloaded firearm, means the firearm contains no ammunition in its breech, chamber, magazine or muzzle.
vehicle includes any aircraft or vessel.
weapon—
(a) means—
(i) a firearm; or
(ii) another thing prescribed under a regulation to be a weapon or within a category of weapon; or
(iii) a thing that would be a weapon mentioned in subparagraph (i) or (ii), if it were not temporarily inoperable or incomplete; and
(b) does not include a public monument.
weapons register see section 71(1).