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Originally Posted by Blue Skies
There definitely ARE laws regulating lasers in WA, they are looked after by the Radiological Council. Legally you can own a green laser up to 5mw in strength without getting into trouble. If you want to own and use one at a higher rating you need to pay for a licence, state where you will be using it and do a half day course on safe laser usage. Most of this would be aimed at other regulars of lasers, such as universities and medical equipment, but the law extends to green laser pointers in this case. I strongly recommend you contact the Radiological Council if you any further questions or need clarification on these laws. I'm involved with both ASWA and Perth Observatory as a volunteer and with both organisations we take great care to be on top of the law at all times, so I've had to keep up with developments.
Be safe - just go for a 5mw. There's no need for overkill.
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Thanks for that info. When I was ringing around to try and find out I always ended up with an all legal just don't point it at anyone type statement. I certainly would not have thought to ring the Radiological Council owing to the fact that I did not know they existed let alone had been given the power to regulate lasers. I could have bought the death star laser for all the firearms people cared and everyone was directing me to them as the regulator (customs included). I agree, 5mw is enough.
Mark