“authorised instructor” means a person authorised by an approved club to give instruction in the use of dangerous
weapons;
“authorised member” means a member of an approved club authorised in writing by the club to sell ammunition;
“chief police officer” means the police officer who is responsible for the day-to-day administration and control of police services in the Territory;
“corporate dangerous
weapons licence” means a corporate dangerous
weapons licence granted or renewed under this Act;
“corporate licensee” means the holder of a corporate dangerous
weapons licence;
“corresponding order” means an order under a law of a State or another Territory having the same effect or substantially the same effect as—
(a) a retraining order or an interim restraining order under the Magistrates Court Act 1930 ; or
(b) a protection order or an interim protection order under the Domestic Violence Act 1986 ;
“dangerous
weapon” means a
weapon from which any shot, bullet or other missile can be discharged or propelled, but does not include—
(a) a prohibited
weapon;
(b) a restricted
weapon;
(c) an antique
weapon;
(d) a long bow, recurve bow or compound bow;
(e) a device commonly known as a stapling gun; or
(f) an explosive-powered tool within the meaning of Part IXA of the Regulations under the Scaffolding and Lifts Act, 1912-1948 of the State of New South Wales in its application in the Territory;
“dangerous
weapons licence” means a dangerous weapons licence granted or renewed under this Act;
“dealer”, in relation to dangerous
weapons or restricted
weapons, means a person who in the ordinary course of business—
(a) manufactures, repairs or modifies dangerous
weapons or restricted
weapons;
(b) purchases or sells dangerous
weapons or restricted
weapons; or
(c) has dangerous
weapons or restricted
weapons in his or her possession for sale, safekeeping, modification or repair;
and includes a person who is a member of an approved club who is a club armourer for that club;
“Dealer's Book” means a Dealer's Book kept under section 40;
“dealer's licence” means a licence granted or renewed under this Act;
“determined fee” means the fee determined by the Minister under section 101 for the purposes of the provision in which the expression occurs;
“endorsed”, in relation to a dangerous
weapon or restricted
weapon, means endorsed in accordance with section 65;
“foreign dangerous weapons law” means a law of a State or another Territory relating to the possession or use of dangerous weapons, restricted
weapons or prohibited
weapons;
“gun licence” has the same meaning as it had under the repealed Act;
“licence” means a licence granted under this Act;
“licensed dealer” means a dealer who holds a dealer's licence;
“licensee” means the holder of a licence;
“military type”, in relation to a self-loading centre fire rifle, means a rifle that has been issued or is used by an armed force of the Commonwealth or of a foreign country or which the Registrar is satisfied replicates such a
weapon;
“occupier”, in relation to premises, means a person who is, or is reasonably believed to be, in charge of the premises;
“pistol” means any dangerous
weapon the overall length of which is less than 70 centimetres, or if the weapon has no stock, the length of the barrel of which is less than 40 centimetres;
“pistol grip weapon” means a
weapon, other than a pistol, which is fitted with a pistol grip or a stock designed to fold, swivel telescope or be readily detachable;
“possession”, in relation to a dangerous
weapon, restricted
weapon or prohibited
weapon, includes—
(a) the control of the
weapon in any place, whether exclusively or in common with another person; or
(b) an ability to claim or obtain control of the
weapon;
“premises” means the whole or any part of any land, building or other structure, vehicle, vessel, aircraft or place;
“prohibited weapon” means—
(a) a pistol grip
weapon (other than such a weapon in respect of which a dangerous
weapons licence is in force); and
(b) a
weapon, article or device specified in Schedule 3;
“public place” means any street, road, public park within the meaning of the Pubic Parks Act 1928 , reserve or other place which the public are entitled to use or which is open to, or used by, the public, whether on payment of money or otherwise;
“Register” means the Register of Weapons kept in accordance with section 12;
“registered”, in relation to a dangerous weapon or restricted
weapon, means registered in accordance with section 59;
“Registrar” means the Registrar of
Weapons appointed under section 6;
“repealed Act” means the Gun Licence Act 1937 as in force immediately before the commencement date;
“restricted weapons licence” means a restricted
weapons licence granted or renewed under this Act;
“restricted weapon” means a
weapon, article or device specified in Schedule 2;
“self-loading”, in relation to a dangerous
weapon, means a dangerous
weapon which is capable of discharging, ejecting and loading a cartridge as a result of one pressure of the trigger;
“sell” includes offer or expose for sale, let on hire, barter or exchange;
“shooting gallery” includes a shooting gallery that is, or if dismantled is, portable;
“spare barrel”, in relation to a dangerous
weapon, means—
