87Registers to be kept by security guard employers

#### 87 Registers to be kept by security guard employers 87 Registers to be kept by security guard employers > > (1) A person who employs security guards, or who is self-employed as a security guard, must keep in the approved form— > > > > > (a) a register in which are kept particulars of the acquisition of firearms by, the servicing and inspection of firearms on behalf of, and of the disposal of firearms and ammunition by, the person, and > > > > > (b) if appropriate, a register in which are kept particulars of the names of each employee who is authorised by a licence to possess a firearm, and of the periods for which each such employee has possession of the firearm. > > > (2) The person must ensure that each register is maintained in a book of not less than 100 pages in the following manner— > > > > > (a) the heading of each page is to be machine printed, > > > > > (b) the pages are to be bound in a manner that will prevent any page being readily removed, > > > > > (c) each page is to be machine numbered consecutively, > > > > > (d) entries are to be made in black or blue ink and any alteration to an entry must be made by interlineation or striking out and not by erasure, > > > > > (e) no page is to be extracted. > > > (3) The Commissioner may approve of the manner in which a register may be kept as an alternative to the manner required by subclause (2). > > > (4) The person must— > > > > > (a) ensure that each register is kept in a place of safe keeping at the place of business of the person or at an approved address, and > > > > > (b) ensure that each register is kept for not less than 3 years after its completion, and > > > > > (c) ensure that an appropriate entry is made in the register referred to in subclause (1) (a) within 24 hours of the acquisition, servicing, inspection or disposal of a firearm, and > > > > > (d) ensure that an appropriate entry is made in the register referred to in subclause (1) (b) when any firearm (and any ammunition for the firearm) is transferred from the person’s store of firearms to the custody of an employee and when the firearm and ammunition is returned to the store of firearms, and > > > > > (e) immediately produce, if requested to do so by a police officer at any time, any such register to the officer and permit the officer to inspect, and make copies of any entry contained in, the register. > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.