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Originally Posted by proudy
Does anyone know what current and proposed law is in WA?
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G'day
I am going through the process of importing a SCT laser collimator into WA from the USA. I approached the police to find out the laws here as I already have 2 other lasers. This is what I was told,
"Laser pointers have recently been reclassified as controlled weapons
however possession is not illegal".
Terry Bodenham
Senior Constable 9826
Licencing Crime Investigation Squad
What he basically said was if you pointed it at an aircraft or person it would be classified as a lethal weapon and you would be charged. Otherwise responsible use is ok.
That said it took 2 weeks to organise the form from the police (B709B) to show state approval and customs threaten to take up to 3 more weeks to give the ok once they have processed the B710 form that had to be included with my application as well as a whole lot of other stuff. You would think I was trying to import a vile of smallpox or something. Folks if you are planning to import a laser may I suggest you start well in advance.
Mark