Safe storage of weapons and ammunition - Queensland

Description

To possess weapons or firearms, you must take all reasonable precautions to store them safely and to ensure that they do not come into possession of a person who is not authorised to possess them.

Different categories of weapons and firearms are subject to specific storage requirements, including, but not limited to:

  • number of weapons
  • weapon state (eg. unloaded, with the bolt removed or, otherwise, the action broken)
  • type of storage facility.

More information about the requirements for specific weapons and firearms can be found in the attached resources.

Service type

Regulatory Obligation

An obligation defined in law. A business must comply with relevant services.

Administering agency

Queensland Police Service

Weapons Licensing

Contact details

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