(1) The holder of a category C, category D or category H licence must comply
with the following requirements in respect of any firearm to which the licence
applies--
(a) when any such firearm is not actually being used or carried, it
must be stored in a locked steel safe of a type approved by the Commissioner
and that cannot be easily penetrated,
(b) such a safe must be bolted to the
structure of the premises where the firearm is authorised to be kept,
(c) any
ammunition for the firearm must be stored in a locked container of a type
approved by the Commissioner and that is kept separate from the safe
containing any such firearm,
(d) such other requirements relating to security
and safe storage as may be prescribed by the regulations.
: Maximum
penalty--50 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.
(2) A
licensee does not have to comply with the requirements of this section if the
licensee satisfies the Commissioner that the licensee has provided alternative
arrangements for the storage of firearms in the licensee's possession that are
of a standard not less than the requirements set out in this section.
