What is a Weapon
What is a weapon under Queensland Legislation?
The Weapons Act 1990 defines a weapon as:
• A firearm; or
• Another thing prescribed under a regulation to be a weapon or within a category of weapon; or
• A thing that would be a weapon mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b), if it were not temporarily inoperable or incomplete.
Firearms are included within the definition of ‘weapon’ and generally refer to handguns, rifles and shotguns.
Under the legislation, not all weapons are firearms. For example, a crossbow, knuckleduster, mace or similar articles are listed as weapons in the Weapons Categories Regulations 1997, but are certainly not firearms.
Section 7A of the Weapons Categories Regulations 1997, details Category M weapons that are most prohibited weapons in Queensland.
Any person wishing to possess and use weapons in Queensland must first hold an appropriate and valid Queensland Weapons Act licence.
Last Updated: 09/12/2008