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Weapons Prohibition Act 1998
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#### 32B Level 1 requirements
32B Level 1 requirements
> > (1) The holder of a permit in respect of a prohibited weapon that is prescribed for the purposes of this section must comply with the following requirements (each of which is a level 1 requirement)—
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> > > (a) when any such weapon is not actually being used or carried, it must be stored in a locked receptacle of a type approved by the Commissioner and that is constructed of hard wood or steel and not easily penetrable,
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> > > (b) if such a receptacle weighs less than 150 kilograms when empty, it must be fixed in order to prevent its easy removal,
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> > > (c) the locks of such a receptacle must be of solid metal and be of a type approved by the Commissioner,
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> > > (d) such other requirements relating to security and safe storage as may be prescribed by the regulations.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.
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> > (2) A permit holder does not have to comply with a level 1 requirement if the permit holder satisfies the Commissioner that the permit holder has provided alternative arrangements for the storage of prohibited weapons in the permit holder’s possession that are of a standard not less than the requirements set out in this section.
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> > (3) The Commissioner may, in such cases as the Commissioner thinks fit, vary or modify a level 1 requirement in respect of its application to a particular permit holder. Any such variation or modification is to be imposed by way of a condition on the relevant permit.
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> **pt 4A (ss 32A–32D):** Ins 2010 No 40, Sch 1 \[25\].