para 5a only applies if you meet the burden of proof requirement which includes having the required public liability insurance and meeting the documentation requirements to prove you are a member of one of the approved exemption groups. ie you must be a paid up and participating card carrying martial artist or reenactor or actor participating in a govt. approved and insured display or play as part of a govt. approved organization.
these arguments may eventually get you out of your cell, but when the cop pinches your shoulder and says "oi - mate whats that in yer bag?", it's going in their nice damp lockup to rust away while you go in their nice damp lockup to rust away until maybe you get your lawyer to spring you (and with a lot of luck, your sword). start spouting the law to the police and they'll just say 'save it for the judge, we don't make the law, we just enforce it'. hope y'all can afford the expense to prove you meet the exception rules. the lawyers (inc. those politicians who are mostly lawyers), will be laughing all the way to the bank.
do you want to be the one setting any future precedents?
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