Queensland Numbered Acts

CORRECTIVE SERVICES AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2020 - SECT 62

62 Amendment of s 67 (Possessing and acquiring restricted items)

(1) Section 67 (3) , ‘For subsection (1) , a person has a reasonable excuse’—
omit, insert—
It is a reasonable excuse for a person

(2) Section 67 —
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(3A) It is a reasonable excuse for a person to possess or acquire a restricted item that is a replica of a firearm if—

(a) both of the following apply—

(i) the person is a member of an association, whether or not incorporated, that provides recreational activities involving replicas of firearms and the activities are conducted other than in, and in a way not reasonably able to be seen from, a public place;

(ii) the person’s reason for possession or acquisition of the replica of a firearm is to participate in the recreational activities; or

(b) both of the following apply—

(i) the person is the holder of a collector’s licence;

(ii) the person’s reason for possession or acquisition of the replica of the firearm is for it to be part of the holder’s collection of weapons.

(3B) It is a reasonable excuse for a person to possess or acquire a weapon that is permanently inoperable and would be, if it were not permanently inoperable, a category A, B or C weapon if—

(a) the person is the holder of a collector’s licence; and

(b) the person’s reason for possession or acquisition of the weapon is for it to be part of the holder’s collection of weapons.

(3C) Subsections (3) to (5) do not limit what may be a reasonable excuse for subsection (1).

(3) Section 67 (4) , ‘ subsection (5) ’—
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subsection (8)

(4) Section 67 (5) —
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"association" see the Associations Incorporation Act 1981 .

(5) Section 67 (3A) to (5) —
renumber as section 67 (4) to (8) .