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Old 06-08-2009, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by erick View Post
Malcolm, Victorian law says you have to have a permit to have a 20mW laser pointer in your possession.

Amongst Victoria's listed prohibited weapons is:-

"Laser Pointer - Hand-held battery-operated articles that are designed or adapted to emit a laser beam with an accessible emission limit of greater than 1 mW"

Of interest, this definition would capture, in addition to standard laser pointers, laser collimators and a lot of laser-assisted tools, if they emit > 1mW.

See: http://www.police.vic.gov.au/content...cument_id=3924

Plenty of discussion of this in earlier threads over the past few years - anyone interested can search them out and see all the pros/cons/State variation/import restrictions etc.

Thanks for the link Eric. I wonder has anyone in Victoria actually applied for permission? Or has the $157 application fee scared people off?
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