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Originally Posted by jjjnettie
I went to my local police station and informed them that I own a laser pointer.
In QLD one has to belong to an astro society to be able to have one. But I explained that there is no society closer than Brisbane to me, and he said it was ok.
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Fortunately, in Western Australia, we have a sensible law regarding GLL's. It is simply classed as a "prohibitive weapon", which simply means that you have to have a legitimate reason for owning one, with astronomy listed as a legitimate reason. Don't have to have a license, don't have to belong to a club.
They annoying thing is that these laws are not uniform around Australian so if I visit the east states, say in a trip around Australia, I would have to leave the laser at home. This seems so ridiculous, since it is an integral part of my setup.
Cheers Peter