180Offence—failing to comply with storage requirements

180 Offence—failing to comply with storage requirements (a) possesses— (i) a prohibited firearm; or (ii) any other firearm; and (b) fails to take all reasonable steps to ensure each of the following: (i) the firearm is stored safely; (ii) the firearm is not lost or stolen; (iii) the firearm does not come into the possession of someone who is not authorised to possess the firearm. (a) for subsection (1) (a) (i)—imprisonment for 2 years; (b) for subsection (1) (a) (ii)—imprisonment for 1 year. (2) For a firearm stored in a vehicle, the person who possesses the firearm takes all reasonable steps to ensure it is stored safely if the firearm is stored in the vehicle in accordance with any guidelines under section 37 (Minister’s guidelines). (3) Also, a regulation may prescribe what are reasonable steps.