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Offence title:
General requirement – Safe keeping of firearms
Act:
39 Firearms Act (NSW)
Offence:
(1) A person who possesses a firearm must take all reasonable precautions to ensure:
(a) its safe keeping, and
(b) that it is not stolen or lost, and
(c) that it does not come into the possession of a person who is not authorised to possess the firearm.
(2) The regulations may specify the precautions that are taken to be reasonable precautions for the purposes of this section.
Penalty:
Fine 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 2years or both if the firearm is a pistol or prohibited firearm.
Fine 20 penalty units or 12months imprisonment or both for all other firearms.
Summary/Indictable/mixed:
Summary
Jurisdiction:
Local Court.
How committed:
The firearm is kept under the bed and not in accordance with the regulations.
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