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Weapons Prohibition Act 1998
32AGeneral requirement for safe keeping of prohibited weapons
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#### 32A General requirement for safe keeping of prohibited weapons
32A General requirement for safe keeping of prohibited weapons
> A person who possesses a prohibited weapon must take all reasonable precautions to ensure—
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> > (a) its safe keeping, and
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> > (b) that it is not stolen or lost, and
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> > (c) that it does not come into the possession of a person who is not authorised to possess the weapon.
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> Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.
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> **pt 4A (ss 32A–32D):** Ins 2010 No 40, Sch 1 \[25\].