Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) A person in possession of ammunition must, when the ammunition is not being used or carried, ensure that the ammunition is stored separately from firearms in a sturdy container that is locked.
(2) The container may be:
(a) stored inside a receptacle that contains firearms; or
(b) attached to, or form a separate compartment within, a receptacle that contains firearms; or
(c) stored externally to a receptacle that contains firearms.
(3) The container must have a lock that is a combination lock, key lock or electronic lock that is different to any combination lock, key lock or electronic lock used to open a receptacle in the person's possession or control that contains firearms.
(4) A key, code or other access device that secures the lock of a container that contains ammunition must be stored separately from a key, code or other access device used to open a receptacle that contains firearms.
(5) This regulation does not apply to a person who is excluded under section 4(4A) of the Act from the application of section 69 of the Act.
Examples for regulation 22A
1 An ammunition box stored outside of a firearms safe. The ammunition box is opened using a key and the safe is opened using a code.
2 An ammunition box that is stored inside a firearms safe. The ammunition box and the safe are opened using two different keys that are stored separately.
3 A compartment for ammunition that is built into a firearms safe. The safe is opened using one code and the compartment containing ammunition is opened using a different code.