After section 87 of the Principal Act , the following section is inserted in Part 5:

87A.     Militaria firearms licence requirements

(1)  The holder of a militaria firearms licence must comply with the following requirements in respect of the safekeeping, on premises, of any firearm to which the licence applies:

(a) the premises are to be in a structurally sound condition;

(b) all doors and windows, skylights and other covers on the premises are to be capable of being secured against unlawful entry;

(c) all reasonable steps are to be taken to secure the premises from unlawful entry;

(d) the firearm is to have been rendered incapable of discharging ammunition, either permanently or temporarily;

(e) the ammunition, if any, is to have been rendered permanently inert;

(f) when on display, the firearms are to be secured to a wall or secure free-standing rack, or placed in a secure display case;

(g) any prescribed safekeeping requirement.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.

(2)  Subsection (1) does not apply to a licensee if the licensee satisfies the Commissioner that the licensee has provided alternative arrangements for the safekeeping of firearms in the licensee's possession that are of a standard not less than the requirements specified in this section.

(3)  In this section –

ammunition includes a projectile falling within paragraph (b) of the definition of light ordnance in section 3 ;

firearm includes a weapon falling within paragraph (a) of the definition of light ordnance in section 3 .