High-power laser pointers | Ministry of Health NZ
As an owner of Some high Powered lasers, New Zealand is on the growing list to regulate lasers, and now restricts the use to only 1 mw, which is far worse then anyone. Australia has tough laws, but you can get up to 5 mw, but in NZ it is ridiculous at 1 mw, cannot even use a laser at this power as a telescope laser finder.
Everywhere else with regulations, seems 5mw is at least allowed, but even that is NZ is classed as too high powered.
While, if you have a high powered laser, there is no regulation to stop you having one, that to could also soon change, as there is a private members bill being looked at now to stop you owning any high powered laser, which could soon be illegal to own one, and will come under the same laws as a dangrous weapon, like carrying a knife, so NZ now has and will have to toughest laws governing lasers.
As an owner of Some high Powered lasers, New Zealand is on the growing list to regulate lasers, and now restricts the use to only 1 mw, which is far worse then anyone. Australia has tough laws, but you can get up to 5 mw, but in NZ it is ridiculous at 1 mw, cannot even use a laser at this power as a telescope laser finder.
Everywhere else with regulations, seems 5mw is at least allowed, but even that is NZ is classed as too high powered.
While, if you have a high powered laser, there is no regulation to stop you having one, that to could also soon change, as there is a private members bill being looked at now to stop you owning any high powered laser, which could soon be illegal to own one, and will come under the same laws as a dangrous weapon, like carrying a knife, so NZ now has and will have to toughest laws governing lasers.
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