Search and Surveillance Act 2012

Police powers - Warrantless powers in relation to offences against section 202A of Crimes Act 1961

26: Meaning of disabling substance and offensive weapon in this subpart

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"What are disabling substances and offensive weapons in the law?"

In this part of the law, you need to know what a disabling substance and an offensive weapon are. A disabling substance is something that can put you to sleep or stop you from moving, and it's used to stop someone from doing something. It's something that someone has with them to use on another person.

An offensive weapon is something that is made or changed to hurt someone. It's an object that someone has with them to use to cause injury to another person. You should understand that these definitions are important in this part of the law.

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Warrantless powers in relation to offences against section 202A of Crimes Act 1961

26Meaning of disabling substance and offensive weapon in this subpart

  1. In this subpart,—

    disabling substance means any anaesthetising or other substance produced to use for disabling a person, or intended for such use by the person who has it with him or heroffensive weapon means any article made or altered to use for causing bodily injury, or intended for such use by the person who has it with him or her.