Victorian Numbered Acts

FIREARMS AND OTHER ACTS AMENDMENT ACT 2021 (NO. 44 OF 2021) - SECT 24

    (1)     For item 1(1) of Schedule 4 to the Firearms Act 1996 substitute —

    "(1)     The firearm must be stored in a purpose-built steel storage receptacle that—

        (a)     is of a thickness of at least 1⸱6 mm that complies with Australian/New Zealand Standard 1594:2002 (as amended from time to time); and

        (b)     if the receptacle weighs less than 150 kilograms when it is empty, must be bolted to the structure of the premises where the firearm is authorised to be kept; and

        (c)     is locked with a lock of sturdy construction when the firearm is stored in it.".

    (2)     For item 2(1) of Schedule 4 to the Firearms Act 1996 substitute —

    "(1)     The firearm must be stored in a purpose-built steel storage receptacle that—

        (a)     is of a thickness of at least 1⸱6 mm that complies with Australian/New Zealand Standard 1594:2002 (as amended from time to time); and

        (b)     if the receptacle weighs less than 150 kilograms when it is empty, must be bolted to the structure of the premises where the firearm is authorised to be kept; and

        (c)     is locked with a lock of sturdy construction when the firearm is stored in it.".

    (3)     In item 2(2A) of Schedule 4 to the Firearms Act 1996 , for "container" (wherever occurring) substitute "receptacle".

    (4)     In item 2(3) of Schedule 4 to the Firearms Act 1996 , for "safe" substitute "receptacle".

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