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Firearms Regulation 2017
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#### 90 Number of firearms to be held by security firms
90 Number of firearms to be held by security firms
> > (1) The authority conferred by a licence issued to a security firm authorises the firm to possess only such number of firearms as, in the opinion of the Commissioner, are required to carry out the security activities of the security firm.
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> > (2) The Commissioner may require a security firm to provide the Commissioner with the following in respect of a licence issued or proposed to be issued to a security firm—
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> > > (a) information about the number of firearms owned or proposed to be owned by the security firm,
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> > > (b) information about the number of armed security guards employed or proposed to be employed by the firm,
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> > > (c) information about the security activities for which the firearms are or will be used,
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> > > (d) an assessment of the risks associated with the ownership or proposed ownership of firearms by the security firm,
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> > > (e) such other relevant information as the Commissioner considers to be necessary for the Commissioner to form an opinion under this clause.