Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) In this
section —
child means a person under 18 years of age.
(2) A person who sells
a controlled weapon to a child commits an offence.
Penalty: imprisonment for 2 years and a fine
of $24 000.
(3) A person who
supplies a controlled weapon to a child commits an offence.
Penalty: imprisonment for 2 years and a fine
of $24 000.
(4) It is a defence to
a charge of an offence under subsection (3) to prove the accused believed
on reasonable grounds that —
(a)
possession by the child of the weapon would be lawful under section 7; or
(b) the
child supplied with the weapon intended to use it only —
(i)
to commit lawful acts in the course of a sporting or
recreational activity; or
(ii)
in circumstances, if any, prescribed by the regulations.
[Section 8A inserted by No. 34 of 2009
s. 8.]