Firearms Act 2024

A firearm or related thing is stored in shared compliant storage when —

it is stored at a place and in a manner that is compliant storage or that would be compliant storage if the place were an approved storage place for the firearm or related thing; and

2 or more persons have and exercise access to it while it is stored at that place in that manner.

A person who has lawful possession of a firearm or related thing stored in shared compliant storage is not to be regarded as being in possession of another firearm or related thing that is stored in that shared compliant storage if —

the person’s possession of the other firearm or related thing would be unlawful; and

the other firearm or related thing is in the lawful possession of another person.

The regulations may make provision for the shared compliant storage of firearms and related things, including provision for the following —

limiting the circumstances in which firearms and related things are permitted to be stored in shared compliant storage;

imposing additional requirements in respect of the storage of firearms and related things in shared compliant storage.