Manufacture, possession etc. of weapons by detainees
act-s197B — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

197B Manufacture, possession etc. of weapons by detainees
          (1) A detainee commits an offence if he or she manufactures,
              possesses, uses or distributes a weapon.
               Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.
          (2) In this section:
               weapon includes:
                (a) a thing made or adapted for use for inflicting bodily injury;
                    or
                (b) a thing where the detainee who has the thing intends or
                    threatens to use the thing, or intends that the thing be used, to
                    inflict bodily injury.










Division 8—Removal of unlawful non-citizens etc.
Subdivision A—Removal