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FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 200

Security of displayed firearms

    (1)     A licensed firearms dealer who displays firearms on the dealer's premises must ensure that those firearms are secured in a manner that would reasonably prevent their removal otherwise than by the dealer or any employee of the dealer.

    (2)     A licensed firearms dealer commits an offence if the dealer fails to ensure that each firearm displayed in any part of the registered premises—

        (a)     is under the immediate supervision and control of the dealer or an employee of the dealer; and

        (b)     is not displayed to the public unless reasonable precautions are taken to prevent it from being stolen.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.



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