Queensland Numbered Acts

WEAPONS AMENDMENT ACT 2011 No. 37 - SECT 5

After section 6B—

insert—

'(1) A public monument is a thing that is—

(a) mentioned in the Weapons Categories Regulation 1997, section 8(1)(a), (c), (i) or (j); and

(b) permanently incapable of being discharged; and

(c) permanently and lawfully displayed in a public place for memorial or commemorative purposes.

Examples—

permanently deactivated WWI artillery permanently displayed in the foyer or grounds, open to the public, of an RSL club

a permanently deactivated Bofors anti-aircraft gun mounted on a concrete platform in a public park

'(2) For subsection (1)(c), a thing is permanently displayed only if the thing is displayed in a way that prevents its removal by an unauthorised person.

'(3) In this section—

public place includes a place that can be seen from a public place.'.