28BRequirements relating to safety and storage

#### 28B Requirements relating to safety and storage 28B Requirements relating to safety and storage > > (1) The holder of a licence or permit must not store a firearm in a dwelling unless it is an inhabited dwelling. > > > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units if it is established beyond reasonable doubt that the firearm concerned was a prohibited firearm or pistol, or 20 penalty units in any other case. > > > (2) The holder of a licence or permit must not store a firearm on premises other than a dwelling unless— > > > > > (a) the premises are in a proximity to an inhabited dwelling that allows the premises to be easily observed by the holder of the licence or permit, or by a person on behalf of the holder of the licence or permit, from the inhabited dwelling, or > > > > > (b) the holder is a licensed firearms dealer and the premises are commercial premises from which the holder carries on the business of, or at which the holder carries on activities as, a firearms dealer, or > > > > > (c) the requirements of subclause (3) are complied with. > > > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units if it is established beyond reasonable doubt that the firearm concerned was a prohibited firearm or pistol, or 20 penalty units in any other case. > > > (3) For the purposes of subclause (2)(c), the requirements are as follows— > > > > > (a) the firearm must be— > > > > > > > (i) stored in a safe of an approved type, and > > > > > > > (ii) fitted with a trigger or barrel lock that prevents the firearm from being discharged, and > > > > > > > (iii) secured individually on, or in, a locked device within the safe, > > > > > (b) the safe must be fitted with an alarm of an approved type that is monitored off-site, > > > > > (c) the premises on which the firearm is stored must have an intruder alarm and duress facilities that are monitored off-site and are of an approved type. > > > (4) In this clause— > > > > inhabited dwelling, in relation to the storage of a firearm by the holder of a licence or permit, means— > > > > > (a) a dwelling that is the principal place of residence of a person, whether or not the person is the holder of the licence or permit, or > > > > > (b) a dwelling at which a person resides while the firearm is stored there, whether or not the person is the holder of the licence or permit. > > > > permit means a permit that authorises the possession of a firearm. > > **cl 28B:** Ins 2021 (314), Sch 1\[8\].