Weapons Control Regulations 2001

(1) For section 16(1)(a) of the Act, a prohibited weapon or body armour is stored safely and securely if:

(a) for a prohibited weapon specified in Schedule 2, item 17 or 18 – when the weapon is not being used or carried, it is stored in a locked receptacle that:

(ii) if the receptacle weighs less than 150 kg when empty – is fixed to a wall or floor in a manner that prevents its easy removal; or

(b) otherwise – all reasonable precautions are taken to ensure that:

(ii) it does not come into the possession of a person who is not authorised to possess it.

(2) Subregulation (1)(a) does not apply in relation to a prohibited weapon if the person in possession of the weapon satisfies the Commissioner that the person has alternative arrangements for the safe and secure storage of the weapon that are of a standard not less than the requirements under that paragraph.