(1)  A person must not have possession of a firearm that is unsafe.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.

(2)  A police officer may seize any firearm in the possession of any person if the police officer suspects on reasonable grounds that the firearm is unsafe.

(3)  A firearm is unsafe if –

(a) because of some mechanical defect or its general condition, it may reasonably be considered to be unsafe; or

(b) for any other reason, it may reasonably be considered to be unsafe.

(4)  Notwithstanding subsection (1) , the following people may have possession of a firearm that is unsafe:

(a) the holder of a firearms dealer licence, if the possession is –

(i) in the ordinary course of his or her business; or

(ii) for the purpose of repairing the firearm;

(b) the holder of a firearms licence, if the possession is for the genuine reason of firearms collection;

(c) the holder of a firearms museum licence, if the possession is in the ordinary course of storing, exhibiting or showing the firearm.