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Victoria. 1998 ‘Storage of Firearms Under Longarm and Handgun Licences.’ Firearms Act 1996 No. 66 of 1996 (Version No. 080, as of 1 December 2015); Part 6 (Section 121). Melbourne: Department of Justice, Victoria. 31 January

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121. Storage of firearms under longarm and handgun licences

(1) A person who possesses a firearm under a longarm licence for a category A or B longarm must store that firearm, when the firearm is not being carried or used —
(a) in the manner provided for in item 1 of Schedule 4; or
(b) in any other manner which the Chief Commissioner is satisfied is as secure as the manner provided for in that item.
Penalty: 60 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment.

(1A) A person who possesses cartridge ammunition under a longarm licence for a category A or B longarm must store that cartridge ammunition, when the cartridge ammunition is not being carried or used —
(a) in the manner provided for in item 1 of Schedule 4; or
(b) in any other manner which the Chief Commissioner is satisfied is as secure as the manner provided for in that item.
Penalty: 60 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment.

(2) A person who possesses a firearm under a handgun licence for a general category handgun or a longarm licence for a category C or D longarm must store that firearm, when the firearm is not being carried or used —
(a) in the manner provided for in item 2 of Schedule 4; or
(b) in any other manner which the Chief Commissioner is satisfied is as secure as the manner provided for in that item.
Penalty: 120 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.

(2A) A person who possesses cartridge ammunition under a handgun licence for a general category handgun or a longarm licence for a category C or D longarm must store that cartridge ammunition, when the cartridge ammunition is not being carried or used —
(a) in the manner provided for in item 2 of Schedule 4; or
(b) in any other manner which the Chief Commissioner is satisfied is as secure as the manner provided for in that item.
Penalty: 120 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.

(3) A person who possesses a firearm under a handgun licence for a category E handgun or under a longarm licence for a category E longarm must store that firearm, when the firearm is not being carried or used, in the manner provided for by the Chief Commissioner in the licence.
Penalty: 240 penalty units or 4 years imprisonment.

(3A) A person who possesses cartridge ammunition under a handgun licence for a category E handgun or under a longarm licence for a category E longarm must store that cartridge ammunition, when the cartridge ammunition is not being carried or used in the manner provided for by the Chief Commissioner in the licence.
Penalty: 240 penalty units or 4 years imprisonment.

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