32DLevel 3 requirements

#### 32D Level 3 requirements 32D Level 3 requirements > > (1) The holder of a permit in respect of a military-style weapon, or such other prohibited weapon prescribed for the purposes of this section, must comply with the following requirements (each of which is a level 3 requirement)— > > > > > (a) when any such weapon is not actually being used or carried, it must be stored in an area or room of a permanent building that has secure locks on all entrances, > > > > > (b) the area or room of the building must have solid walls that provide a substantial barrier to forced entry, > > > > > (c) any windows in the area or room must be covered by a security screen, > > > > > (d) any doors to the area or room must be made of solid material or be reinforced with steel, > > > > > (e) any such door must be fitted with a ‘dead latch’ type lock or with a hasp/barrel bolt and padlock, > > > > > (f) door hinges must be concealed or the hinge pins must be welded to prevent them from being punched out, > > > > > (g) the weapon must be stored in the area or room in a locked steel safe of a type approved by the Commissioner and that cannot be easily penetrated, > > > > > (h) such a safe must be bolted to the structure of the area or room where the weapon is authorised to be kept, > > > > > (i) such other requirements relating to security and safe storage as may be prescribed by the regulations. > > > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both. > > > (2) A permit holder does not have to comply with a level 3 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. > > > (3) The Commissioner may, in such cases as the Commissioner thinks fit, vary or modify a level 3 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. > > **pt 4A (ss 32A–32D):** Ins 2010 No 40, Sch 1 \[25\].