What the official record says
This Act is the Summary Offences (Possession of ) Amendment Act . This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent. This Act amends the Summary Offences Act 1981 (the ). ection 13B inserted (Possession of ) After section 13A, insert: Every person is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or a fine not exceeding $2,000 who, in any public place, without reasonable excuse, has any in his or her possession. Any constable may without warrant seize and detain any hand-held laser which there is reasonable ground to suppose is in contravention of . On convicting any person of an offence against , the court may order that the be forfeited to the Crown. In this section means in the Director-General of Health's opinion, is of the kind commonl