Prohibited Weapons Regulation 1997

Number: SL1997-12
Made under: Prohibited Weapons Act 1996, s 19
Status: In Force

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Notes

Proposed amendments by Family, Personal and Sexual Violence Legislation Amendment Bill 2025.

Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
26 December 2025	HTML PDF Word	R14	26 December 2025	Republication for amendments by A2025-29

Point-in-time versions

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The following table lists 14 point in time versions. You can skip this and jump to the next tab.
Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
26 December 2025	HTML PDF Word	R14	26 December 2025	Republication for amendments by A2025-29
15 May 2025 - 25 December 2025	HTML PDF Word	R13	15 May 2025	Republication for amendments by A2024-11
27 November 2023 - 14 May 2025	HTML PDF Word	R12	27 November 2023	Republication for amendments by A2023-36
21 December 2018 - 26 November 2023	HTML PDF Word	R11	21 December 2018	Republication for amendments by A2018-32
1 March 2018 - 20 December 2018	HTML PDF Word	R10	1 March 2018	Republication for amendments by A2018-1
1 May 2017 - 28 February 2018	HTML PDF Word	R9	1 May 2017	Republication for amendments by A2016-42 as amended by A2017-10
28 March 2012 - 30 April 2017	HTML PDF Word	R8	28 March 2012	Republication for expiry of provisions (s 5 (6) notes to defs *interim protection order* and *protection order* and s 5 (7), (8))
24 December 2009 - 27 March 2012	HTML PDF Word	R7	24 December 2009	Republication for amendments by SL2009-60
15 July 2009 - 23 December 2009	HTML PDF Word	R6	15 July 2009	Republication for amendments by A2008-25
30 March 2009 - 14 July 2009	HTML PDF Word	R5	30 March 2009	Republication for amendments by A2008-46
25 March 2005 - 29 March 2009	HTML PDF Word	R4	25 March 2005	Republication for amendments by A2005-13
1 November 2004 - 24 March 2005	HTML PDF Word	R3	1 November 2004	Republication includes editorial amendments under Legislation Act
27 March 2002 - 31 October 2004	HTML PDF Word	R2	27 March 2002	Republication for amendments by A2001-90
12 September 2001 - 26 March 2002	HTML PDF Word	R1	28 February 2002	Republication for amendments by A2001-44
22 May 1997	HTML PDF Word	As notified	19 May 1997

Notification statement

The Prohibited Weapons Regulations were notified in the Gazette on 19 May 1997 (Gaz 1997 No S137).

(Parliamentary Counsel)

Instrument as notified

Date notified	Effective	Files/Formats	Notes
19 May 1997	22 May 1997	HTML PDF Word

Explanatory statement

Version	Published	Files/Formats
As presented	19 May 1997	PDF PDF

Commencement

Provision	Commencement date	Commencement method
all provisions	22 May 1997	reg 2 and see A1996-75 s 2 (2)

Expiries

Provision	Expiry date	Expiry method
s 5 (6)-(8)	27 March 2012 (midnight)	s 5 (8)

Amendments

For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.

Year and number	Amending law	Amending provision	Commencement date
A2023-36	Planning (Consequential Amendments) Act 2023	sch 1 pt 1.50	27 November 2023
A2024-11	Biosecurity Legislation Amendment Act 2024	sch 2 pt 2.10	15 May 2025
A2001-44	Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001	pt 302	12 September 2001
A2001-90	Protection Orders (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001	sch 1 pt 10	27 March 2002
A2005-13	Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Amendment Act 2005	sch 1 pt 1.14	25 March 2005
A2008-25	Firearms Amendment Act 2008	pt 4	15 January 2009
A2008-46	Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Act 2008	sch 3 pt 3.13	30 March 2009
SL2009-60	Prohibited Weapons Amendment Regulation 2009 (No 1)	s 4	24 December 2009
A2016-42	Family Violence Act 2016	sch 3 pt 3.17	1 May 2017
A2018-1	Firearms and Prohibited Weapons Legislation Amendment Act 2018	pt 5	1 March 2018
A2018-32	Veterinary Practice Act 2018	sch 3 pt 3.14	21 December 2018
A2025-29	Statute Law Amendment Act 2025	sch 4 pt 4.137	26 December 2025