Queensland Consolidated Acts

WEAPONS ACT 1990 - SECT 55

55 Use of weapons by particular unlicensed persons at shooting gallery allowed

(1) A person (
"customer" ) using a shooting gallery may physically possess and use a weapon allowed under the conditions of approval of the shooting gallery, even if the person is not the holder of a licence for the category of weapon.

(2) However, a person conducting a shooting gallery must not allow the customer to physically possess and use the weapon unless the customer—

(a) for a shooting gallery being used for paint-pellet sports—is at least 15 years; or

(b) for a shooting gallery not being used for paint-pellet sports—is at least 11 years.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty for subsection (2) —20 penalty units.