Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

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FIREARMS ACT - SECT 17

Security measures required by dealer

17. Security measures required by dealer

(1) The holder of a firearms dealer licence must ensure that all firearms possessed under the licence are stored in accordance with:

(a) the safe keeping and storage requirements under this Act; and

(b) the safe keeping and storage requirements, if any, determined by the Commissioner.

Penalty: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to or in relation to a firearm:

(a) in the actual possession; or

(b) being displayed to a person under the immediate and continuous supervision,

of the holder of the firearms dealer licence, a partner or an employee of the holder in the normal course of business of the holder.

(3) The holder of a firearms dealer licence or a partner or employee of the holder may, in the normal course of the business of the holder, remove a firearm from the premises used by the holder under the licence:

(a) to demonstrate the firearm to, for or on behalf of a prospective purchaser; or

(b) to test the firearm.



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