Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations

FIREARMS REGULATIONS - SECT 32

(1) For the purposes of section 66 of the Act, a prohibited firearm or a category A, B, C, D or H firearm may be conveyed -

(a) by registered post;

(b) by a commercial freight carrier or a common carrier; or

(c) in the possession of -

(i) the owner of the firearm; or

(ii) a person who is licensed to be in possession of the firearm and who has the owner's permission to be in possession of the firearm.

(2) Where -

(a) a firearm is being conveyed in a motor vehicle; and

(b) the motor vehicle is left unattended at a place away from where the firearm is normally stored or secured,

then -

(c) the firearm is to be placed in the boot, the cargo carrying area or some other lockable compartment of the vehicle or is to be secured by means of a firearm securing device;

(d) the firearm is to be completely hidden from open view;

(e) ammunition for the firearm is to be placed in a lockable compartment of the vehicle (other than the compartment in which the firearm is placed) or in a locked container secured in or on the vehicle; and

(f) the person in charge of the vehicle must take all reasonable steps to ensure that, while the vehicle remains unattended, the firearm -

(i) is kept safely in the vehicle;

(ii) is not stolen or removed from the vehicle; and

(iii) does not come into the possession of a person who is not licensed to be in possession of the firearm.