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Weapons and Another Act Amendment Bill 2002
WEAPONS AND ANOTHER ACT
AMENDMENT BILL 2002
EXPLANATORY NOTES
GENERAL OUTLINE
Objective of the Legislation
The Weapons Act 1990 (the Act) consolidates the laws regulating the
purchase, possession, use, carrying and sale of weapons and articles to
prevent the misuse of weapons. The impetus for the consolidation of the
Act was the Port Arthur incident. In response to this tragic event, the
Commonwealth and the States agreed upon minimum standards to prevent
the misuse of weapons. The principles underlying the Act are --
(1) weapon possession and use are subordinate to the need to ensure
public and individual safety; and
(2) public and individual safety is improved by imposing strict
controls on the possession of weapons and requiring the safe and
secure storage and carriage of weapons.
The amendments within this Bill ensure clarity, efficiency and
investigative effectiveness in the administration and enforcement of the Act
and the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 (the PPRA).
The Weapons Amendment Act 1996 effected major changes to the
weapons licensing and acquisition framework in Queensland. At the time,
the Act provided the legislative basis for an initial firearm amnesty. The
legislation applied only to this specific amnesty period, which concluded
on 30 September 1997. No further amnesty has been conducted since that
time. This Bill provides legislative authority to conduct amnesties.
In January 2002, the first of the five-year firearms (non-business)
licences issued in 1997 expired. All non-business licensees are required to
renew their licences before they expire. Section 18 (Renewal of licences)
of the Act provides that a licensee may apply for the renewal of the licence
within a period of 46 days starting 60 days before the day the licence
expires. Compliance with the 14 day limit is a critical requirement for the
renewal of licenses.
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Unlike a new firearms licence application, which does not specify a
timeframe for the issue of a licence and allows the Authorised Officer,
Weapons Licensing Branch (the authorised officer) to consider anything at
the officer's disposal, the authorised officer must decide a renewal
application before the licence expires. Regardless of whether the
authorised officer has identified a matter that requires further investigation,
there is no provision within the Act that permits the authorised officer to
extend the determination of an application for the renewal of a licence for a
reasonable time. Bearing in mind that at most the authorised officer will
have a period of less than 60 days to make a decision, and possibly only 15
days, an authorised officer may easily be put in a position of having to
decide the application without having a proper opportunity to investigate
everything which in his or her opinion requires further investigation.
Advice from the authorised officer is that the impact of this requirement
is compounded by the lack of essential information provided by the
applicant. With an increasing number of non-business firearms licence
renewals falling due in 2003 to 2005, the current legislative requirements
will have the effect of not providing the authorised officer with sufficient
time to decide an application for the renewal of a licence. This may lead to
inappropriate persons having their licences renewed. Because of these
consequences, amendments relating to the renewal of licences are essential.
Persons wishing to renew their licence in accordance with section 18 of
the Act do not need to complete a Weapons Act Safety Course (WASC)
prior to the renewal of the licence. However, it is arguable that the renewal
provisions in the Act do require a person to successfully complete a WASC
prior to the renewal of the person's licence.
This argument is postulated because subsection 18(8) of the Act provides
that subsection 10(2) to (6) of the Act applies to the renewal of a licence
with any necessary changes. A person seeking to renew a weapons licence
must have an adequate knowledge of safety practices for the use, storage
and maintenance of the weapon or category of weapon, the possession of
which is to be authorised by the licence (section 10(2)(b) of the Act). The
effect is that all persons must comply will the Act by successfully
completing a WASC prior to making an application to renew a weapons
licence. Because of these consequences, an amendment is essential to
clearly provide that it is not a prerequisite for an existing licensee to
complete of a WASC prior to the renewal of the licence.
If a firearm licence expires as a consequence of a licensee failing to
comply with the renewal requirements or by not submitting a renewal
application and the licensee wishes to continue to possess firearms, the
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person must make a new application for a licence and pay all the prescribed
fees. The person must also satisfy the Commissioner of the Queensland
Police Service (QPS) that he or she has adequate knowledge of safety
practices for the use, storage and maintenance of weapons.
Once a person is unlicensed, there is no provision within the Act that
allows the Commissioner to recognise a licensee's previously held,
immediately before the expiry of the licence, Queensland firearms licence
as an alternative proof of weapons competency. However, section 2(1)(m)
(Application of Act) of the Act permits the Commissioner to grant in the
prescribed manner an exemption from the application of certain provisions
of the Act.
Following advice from the QPS Solicitor, the Commissioner issued an
exemption which provided that proof of successful completion of a WASC
would not be required, provided that within six months prior to the making
of the application for a licence, the applicant previously held a Queensland
Weapons Act licence that had not otherwise been suspended, revoked or
cancelled. This exemption only applies to persons who were holders of a
firearms licence, a concealable firearms licence, a collector's licence
(heirloom) or (weapons) or a minor's licence within six months
immediately prior to the making of the new application. In order to
maintain consistency with the character of the existing exemptions
contained in section 10 of the Act, this exemption is to be incorporated into
the Act.
Recently, the Weapons Licensing Branch revoked a licensee's
concealable firearms license, due to the licensee being convicted of an
offence relating to the misuse of drugs in the Magistrates Court. The
licensee appealed the revocation of licence. This appeal was dismissed by
the Magistrates Court and the decision of the authorised officer confirmed,
the licensee made a further appeal to the District Court. This appeal was
heard in the Brisbane District Court in February 2002 before McGill J
(Phillips v. Woolcock [2002] QDC 35). In delivering his decision on 15
March 2002, McGill J stated:
" ... [paragraph 16] I am deciding the appeal on the basis of what I
consider to be the correct interpretation of the Act: in my opinion it is
that s.10(6) does not operate in respect of s.29 so that matters listed in
ss.(6) do not automatically render a person not a fit or proper person
so as to justify revocation under s.29...
[paragraph 37] The appeal is allowed, the order of the magistrate of 9
August 2001 is set aside, and in lieu thereof it is ordered that the
appeal against the decision of the respondent on 3 April 2001 to
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revoke the appellant's licence under the Weapons Act 1990 be
allowed, and that decision be set aside. I substitute a decision that the
licence not be revoked..."
The effect of this decision is that the authorised officer can not apply the
`fit or proper person' provisions contained within section 10 of the Act to
determine whether a person is a `fit and proper person', in circumstances
where the officer is giving consideration to the suspension or the revocation
of a licence under the Act. This Bill makes the necessary amendments to
clearly enable the application of section 10, 10A and 10B of the Act to the
issue, renewal, suspension or revocation of a licence under this Act.
Section 34A (Definitions for pt 3) of the Act provides that in this section
- `firearm' does not include a barrel, breechbolt or top slide of a firearm
and `weapon' does not include a barrel, breechbolt or top slide of a firearm.
The effect of this section is to limit the application of these definitions only
to that section rather than to the Part 3 (Acquisition, sale and disposal of
weapons) of the Act. This Bill corrects the scope of this section.
Concerns have been raised that the meaning of `public place' within the
Act does not enable police to take enforcement action against a person who
is found in a school and is in possession of a knife without a reasonable
excuse. The Act defines a `public place' as any place that the public is
entitled to use, is open to the public, or used by the public, whether on
payment or otherwise.
While a State or a private school may arguably be a public place during
operating hours, entry to that place is limited to specific persons. That is,
students, teachers, and any one else who has legitimate business at the
school. It is arguable that this group constitutes a section of the 'public'. If
so, then a school may be a public place during school hours. However, it is
arguable that this specific group of persons does not constitute the public
and therefore a school is not a public place. The latter view is supported by
the Education (General Provisions) Act 1989 which provides the offence of
trespass for a person who enters the grounds of a State school without
permission or a reasonable excuse. Similarly, a person trespasses on land
within a private school an offence is committed under section 4A(1)
(Entering or remaining in or upon buildings, enclosed farms etc. without
lawful excuse) of the Vagrants Gaming and Other Offences Act 1931. To
clearly provide that it is an offence for a person to be in possession of a
knife, without a reasonable excuse in a school, amendments to section 51
of the Act are essential.
The application of section 65 (Trafficking) of the Act has been and
continues to be the subject of significant criticism by police, particularly
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those tasked with the investigation of major and organised crime in this
State. The difficulties experienced with section 65 of the Act are that to
prove the crime, investigating police must prove, beyond a reasonable
doubt, that the vendor acted with the knowledge that the firearm was being
procured for the commission of a crime. This is very difficult without
specific admissions from the offender or purchaser of the illegal firearms.
This Bill will enable police to effectively investigate and institute
proceedings against persons illegally trafficking in weapons.
Section 71 (Licensed dealers and armourers to keep register) of the Act
does not provide an offence for a dealer or armourer making a false entry in
a weapons register. It has been argued that the lack of an appropriate
offence provision is inconsistent with other provisions within the Act that
create an offence for collectors and other like licensed persons making
false or misleading entries into a weapons register. While police officers
may institute proceedings under section 408C (Fraud) of the Criminal
Code, officers face substantial difficulty in applying this provision because
the alleged offender's intent to deceive must be proved. Given the
difficulties in proceeding under the Criminal Code, this amendment is
essential.
In addition to these issues, this Bill makes a number of technical
amendments to the Act to reflect current drafting practices used by the
Queensland Office of the Parliamentary Counsel.
The PPRA represents a comprehensive consolidation of the powers
conferred and requirements imposed on police officers in Queensland. The
QPS has recently commenced a program to introduce drug detection dogs
to policing in Queensland. Two handlers and one trainer have undergone
an eight-week Drug Detection Dog training course being conducted by the
Australian Customs Service in Canberra. These dogs are trained in the
detection of a range of dangerous drugs. To maintain the high skill level
required to detect dangerous drugs, it is crucial that high quality dangerous
drugs are obtained to aid in the ongoing training of these dogs.
It has been argued that the existing provisions of the PPRA do not
provide sufficient legislative support to enable the obtaining, possession
and the controlled use of dangerous drugs for training purposes as directed
by the Commissioner of the QPS. In order to facilitate the training and on-
going use of police drug dogs it is essential that a comprehensive
regulatory scheme be contained within the PPRA. This Bill provides that
regulatory scheme.
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Means of Achieving Policy Objectives
The Bill will resolve each of the identified issues, by amending each
relevant provision within the Act and by creating a regulatory regime
within the PPRA to:
(1) allow the police service to have access to dangerous drugs for
training purposes; and
(2) ensure that dangerous drugs in the possession of the police
service for training purposes--
(a) are carefully handled to ensure their effectiveness for
training purposes is not compromised; and
(b) are subject to strict tracking and accountability
requirements.
Alternative Means of Achieving Policy Objectives
There are no other viable alternatives that achieve the policy objectives
other than the amendments proposed in the Bill.
Estimated Cost of Implementation for Government
The financial impact of the Bill will be comparatively low.
Consistency with Fundamental Legislative Principles
The amendments to the Act and the PPRA do not raise any fundamental
legislative issues.
Consultation conducted in Development of the Bill
The following proposed amendments were contained in a consultation
paper titled, `Consultation Paper - Weapons and Another Act Amendment
Bill 2002'.
(1) The provision of a general amnesty provision within the Act.
(2) Assisting weapons licensees by:
· removing the strict requirement to lodge a renewal
application at least 14 days prior to expiry date and
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providing an extension of licence validity, beyond the
expiry date, until the renewal application is decided; and
· allowing a person to provide as an alternative proof of
weapons competency evidence that the person had
possessed a valid firearms licence within a nominated
period.
(3) Extending the application of section 51 of the Act to include
educational places.
(4) Enabling an authorised officer to apply the `fit and proper person'
provisions in section 10 to determine whether a person is a `fit
and proper person' when giving consideration to the revocation
of a licence under section 29 of the Act.
(5) Providing legislative authority for the Commissioner to allow the
police service to have access to dangerous drugs for training
purposes.
This paper was forwarded to relevant Government Departments, external
organisations and interest groups. Entities consulted included the
Queensland Council for Civil Liberties, the Victims of Crime Association
of Queensland and the Queensland Law Society Incorporated. Only
Government Departments and the Firearm Dealers Association of
Queensland provided responses to the Police Service about the proposed
amendments.
The following additional amendments to the Act were identified during
the development of the Bill. These amendments are essential to ensure that
the objective of principles of the Act are not undermined and to correct
difficulties faced by police officers in the administration and enforcement
of this Act.
(1) The insertion of a provision within section 18 of the Act to
provide that a person who is renewing a weapons licence does
not need to complete another WASC prior to applying to have the
person's licence renewed.
(2) The correction of a drafting error within section 34A (Definitions
for pt 3) of the Act.
(3) The amendment of section 65 of the Act to remove the element of
trafficking that has resulted in the general inability for police to
charge persons who are identified as unlawfully trafficking
weapons.
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(4) The insertion of a new offence provision in section 71 of the Act
to provide an offence for a dealer or armourer making a false or
misleading entry into a weapons register knowing the entry to be
false or misleading in a material particular.
A Consultation Bill containing these additional amendments and those
contained in the consultation paper was forwarded to relevant Government
Departments, external organisations and interest groups for comment.
Entities consulted included the Queensland Council for Civil Liberties, the
Victims of Crime Association of Queensland, the Queensland Law Society
Incorporated, Queensland Shooting Association, the Sporting Shooters
Association of Australia (Qld) and the Firearm Dealers Association.
Additional community consultation has been undertaken by the
Department of Education with the Queensland Catholic Education
Commissions and the Association of Independent Schools of Queensland.
In the main, all amendments within the Bill are supported.
NOTES ON PROVISIONS
Short title
Clause 1 is preliminary in nature, specifying the short title of the Bill.
There is no commencement clause. Consequently, the Bill will commence
on assent.
Clause 2 states that this part amends the Weapons Act 1990.
Amendment of s 5 (Definitions)
Clause 3 re-locates the dictionary within section 5 of the Act to Schedule
2.
Amendment of s 10 (Limitations on issue of licence)
Clause 4 amends section 10 by omitting subsections 10(4) to (6),
renumbering subsections 10(7) to (9), and links section 10(2)(b) to section
10A of the Act. Subsection 10(4) to (6) are relocated to new sections 10A
and 10B.
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Insertion of new s 10A (Adequate knowledge of weapon)
This section provides the minimum requirements necessary for a person
to have an adequate knowledge of safety practices for the use, storage and
maintenance of a weapon, or category of weapon, the possession of which
is to be authorised by a licence under this Act.
Insertion of new s 10B (Fit and proper person)
This section outlines the things that the authorised officer must consider,
when deciding whether a person is a fit and proper person, for the issue,
renewal, suspension or revocation of a licence under this Act.
Amendment of s 15 (Authorised officer decides application)
Clause 6 amends section 15(5)(a) by providing a link to section 10B(2)
of the Act.
Amendment of s 18 (Renewal of licences)
Clause 7 amends section 18 by:
(1) changing the date of lodgment for an application for the renewal
of a weapons licence to the date of expiry of the licence within
section 18(1).
(2) extending the strict renewal of licence timeframe for
determination of an application by an authorised officer to a
maximum of 42 days after the date of the licence expiry within
18(4). The authorised officer may then request further particulars
from a person to resolve an identified issue prior to the expiry of
a licence.
(3) inserting new subsections 18(8) and 18(9) to provide a link to the
relevant sections of the Act that apply to the renewal of a licence.
Insertion of new s 20A (Continuation of licence until renewal
application dealt with)
Clause 8 inserts a new section that applies to a licensee lodging an
application to renew the weapons licence in accordance with section 18.
The section provides that a licensee who has lodged an application to
renew their weapons licence will continue to be licenced until application
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is decided and the licensee is notified by the authorised officer. However,
the licence will only be valid for 42 days after the date of expiry of the
licence.
Amendment of s 24 (Change in licensee's circumstances)
Clause 9 amends section 24(2)(a)(iii) by providing a link to section
10B(2)(a)(i) to (iii) of the Act.
Amendment of s 28 (Suspension of licence)
Clause 10 amends section 28(1)(b) by providing a footnote reference to
section 10B of the Act.
Amendment of s 29 (Revocation of licence
Clause 11 amends section 29(1)(d) by providing a footnote reference to
section 10B of the Act.
Amendment of s 31 (Licensee's representative)
Clause 12 amends section 31(5) by providing a link to section 10B of the
Act.
Amendment of s 34A (Definitions for pt 3)
Clause 13 amends section 34A by providing that the definitions within
this section apply to Part 3 (Acquisition, sale and disposal of weapons) of
the Act.
Amendment of s 51 (Possession of a knife in a public place)
Clause 14 amends section 51 by providing that in addition to public
places, this section applies to State and private schools.
Amendment of s 65 (Unlawful trafficking in weapons)
Clause 15 amends section 65 by removing the element of `to facilitate
the commission of a crime' to provide that a person who unlawfully carries
on the business of trafficking in weapons or explosives commits a crime.
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Amendment of s 71 (Licensed dealers and armourers to keep register)
Clause 16 amends section 71 by providing that it is an offence under the
Act for a licensed dealer or armourer knowingly making a false or
misleading entry into the weapons register. The maximum penalty for a
contravention of this clause is 40 penalty units.
Amendment of s 100 (Limit on approvals)
Clause 17 amends section 100(c) by providing a link to section 10A(2)
of the Act.
Amendment of s 101 (Authorised officer may grant or refuse range
approval)
Clause 18 amends section 101(1)(a)(i) by providing a link to section
10A(2) of the Act.
Insertion of new ss 168B-168C
Clause 19 inserts new sections 168B and 168C as contained in the Bill
into the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000.
168B Amnesty declaration
This section provides authority to enable the Commissioner of the QPS,
with the approval of the Minister, to declare an amnesty for firearms of
particular types.
The section provides the advertising requirements for the conduct of the
amnesty. Future amnesties will have the following possible outcomes. A
person may choose to either:
(1) surrender an illegal firearm to a police officer or a licensed dealer
for disposal; or
(2) register a firearm to an existing firearm licence; or
(3) apply for a firearm's licence to lawfully possess that firearm.
During the amnesty, persons who voluntarily surrender for disposal
illegal firearms or who apply for a firearm licence or to register firearms to
an existing licence in their possession may do so without fear of
prosecution for possession of the illegal firearm. However, a amnesty will
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not provide protection to any person possessing an illegal firearm other
than surrendering it to a police officer, registering the firearm to an existing
licence or applying for a firearm licence.
A person surrendering a particular type of firearm during an amnesty
will not be paid compensation for the surrender of the firearm.
168C Dealing with surrendered firearm
This section provides that a surrendered firearm becomes the property of
the State and is taken to be forfeited to the State to be dealt with by the
Commissioner of the QPS in accordance the requirements of chapter 11,
part 3, division 7 of the PPRA.
Amendment of s 172 (Regulation making power)
Clause 20 creates a link to Schedule 1 (Subject matter for regulations) of
the Act.
Amendment of schedule
Clause 21 renumbers the schedule as schedule 1 of the Act
Insertion of new schedule 2 (Dictionary)
Clause 22 creates new schedule to enable the re-location of the existing
definitions within section 5 of the Act.
Act amended in pt 3
Clause 23 provides that this part amends the Police Powers and
Responsibilities Act 2000.
Amendment of s 420 (Application of pt 3)
Clause 24 amends section 420 by extending the operation of Chapter 11
(Administration), part 3 (Dealing with things in the possession of the police
service) of the PPRA to include a new Part 4 -- Use of dangerous drugs for
training.
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Insertion of new ch 11, pt 4
Clause 25 inserts the new Part 4, Use of dangerous drugs for training, as
contained in the Bill into the PPRA.
Within clause 25, are the new sections 443A to 443O.
443A Object of pt 4
This section provides that the object of part 4 is to ensure that training in
the police service in relation to dangerous drugs is realistic and effective.
The section prescribes how the objective will be achieved.
443B Definitions for pt 4
This section provides the meaning of "agency arrangement",
"commissioner direction", "drug control officer", "drug vault", "register of
dangerous drugs for training" and "secure facility" for this part.
443C Appointment and qualifications
This section allows the Commissioner of the QPS to appoint a person as
a drug control officer if the Commissioner considers the person has the
necessary expertise or experience or if the person has satisfactorily
completed training approved by the Commissioner.
443D Appointment conditions
This section provides that a drug control officer holds office on any
conditions stated in the drug control officer's instrument of appointment, a
signed notice from the Commissioner, or a regulation. The section
provides that a drug control officer's powers may be limited under a
regulation, a condition of appointment, or by written notice given by the
Commissioner to the drug control officer.
443E Issue of identity card
This section requires the Commissioner of the QPS to issue to each drug
control officer an identity card that identifies the person as a drug control
officer under the Bill. The card must contain the signature and a recent
photograph of the drug control officer. The section allows a single identity
card to be issued.
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443F Resignation
This section specifies how a drug control officer can resign.
443G Return of identity card
This section requires that a person who ceases to be an drug control
officer must return his or her identity card to the Commissioner of the QPS
within 21 days, unless the person has a reasonable excuse for not doing so.
The maximum penalty for a contravention of this clause is 40 penalty units.
443H Function and powers of drug control officer
This section sets out the functions and powers of an appointed drug
control officer under the PPRA. The section provides that a drug control
officer has power, within the police service, to do all things that are
necessary to be done in connection with the performance of the drug
control officer's functions.
Example -- A drug control officer may observe the operational
performance of police dogs that have been specifically trained for drug
detection.
443I Keeping dangerous drug for use in police service training
This section provides for the keeping and use of dangerous drugs for
training in accordance with a commissioner direction.
443J Making commissioner direction
This section enables the Commissioner of the QPS to make a
`commissioner direction' in relation to a batch of a dangerous drug that has
come into the possession of the police service in a prescribed manner. The
section provides mandatory conditions that must be included in a
Commissioner direction. The section provides that the Commissioner must
ensure the QPS complies with the conditions of a Commissioner direction.
443K Entering into agency arrangement
This section authorises the Commissioner of the QPS to enter into an
agency arrangement with the chief executive of another department or
agency if the other party to the arrangement is authorised to possess the
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dangerous drugs that are subject to the arrangement. The Commissioner
must ensure that the QPS complies with an agency arrangement.
443L Requirements for keeping of dangerous drugs for training
purposes
This section sets out the requirements that apply for the police service's
possession of dangerous drugs for training purposes.
443M Register of dangerous drugs for training
This section requires the QPS to keep a register of dangerous drugs for
training. The register may form part of another register whether kept under
this or another Act. The register must be kept in a secure place and in the
way, the commissioner considers appropriate. Unless the commissioner
otherwise authorises, an entry in the register of dangerous drugs for
training may only be made by a drug control officer in the exercise of his or
her functions.
The section enables the commissioner may give a direction to restrict
access to information included in the register of dangerous drugs for
training. It is the responsibility of a drug control officer authorised to
record the information in the register to ensure that the information
recorded is prevented from being disclosed to a person not authorised to
have access to it.
443N Information to be recorded in the register of dangerous drugs for
training
This section prescribes the minimum requirements that must be recorded
the register of dangerous drugs for training about each batch of a dangerous
drug that --
(1) comes into the possession of the QPS to be used for training
purposes;
(2) is in the possession of the QPS for training purposes if the batch,
or part of the batch, is taken from the drug vault where it is stored
because it is to be used for training purposes; and
(3) leaves a drug vault for the last time to be disposed of or to be
returned to an entity under an agency arrangement.
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The recording of the information required to be recorded under this
section must be performed as close as reasonably practicable to the
happening of the event to which the recording relates.
443O Restriction on release of information from register of dangerous
drugs for training
This section ensures the security of a drug vault and the safety of a drug
control officer or another person associated with keeping dangerous drugs
in the possession of the QPS for training purposes. A direction may be
given by the Commissioner in circumstances where the safety of persons or
security of the drug vault maybe prejudiced. The Commissioner of the
QPS may give a direction that restricts access to information recorded in
the register of dangerous drugs for training to persons other than a drug
control officer or a police officer performing a function associated with the
keeping of dangerous drugs in the possession of the police service. If the
Commissioner gives a direction, a written record of the reasons for giving
the direction must kept.
Amendment of sch 4 (Dictionary)
Clause 26 amends the dictionary to the PPRA to provide definitions for
terms used in the Bill.
The terms "agency arrangement", "commissioner direction", "drug
control officer", "drug vault", "register of dangerous drugs for training"
and "secure facility" are defined.
© State of Queensland 2002