Category A & B
Safe’s construction must conform to one of the following:
- Safe is made from concrete OR
- Safe is made from metal at least 2mm thick (manufacturer’s paperwork or website should tell you).
Your safe must be hard to penetrate; Strong with good quality construction and materials
Your safe must be free from weak points like rusty parts or leverage points around the door / or the safe itself.
The hinges of your safe must conform to one of the following:
- The hinges are inside the safe when the door is closed OR
- If the door is locked and someone removes the hinges, is the door still unable to be opened?
Your safe’s weight or fixing must conform to one of the following:
- Safe weighs 150kg or more OR
- Safe is bolted or screwed down at least 4 times. For example:
- 4 times to wall or floor; or
- 2 times to a wall and 2 times to floor
Category C, D & H
Safe’s construction must conform to one of the following:
- Safe is made from concrete OR
- Safe is made from metal at least 3mm thick (manufacturer’s paperwork or website should tell you).
Your safe must be hard to penetrate; Strong with good quality construction and materials
Your safe must be free from weak points like rusty parts or leverage points around the door / or the safe itself.
The hinges of your safe must conform to one of the following:
- The hinges are inside the safe when the door is closed OR
- If the door is locked and someone removes the hinges, is the door still unable to be opened?
Your safe’s weight or fixing must conform to one of the following:
- Safe weighs 150kg or more OR
- Safe is bolted or screwed down at least 4 times. For example:
- 4 times to wall or floor; or
- 2 times to a wall and 2 times to floor
Go now to: Storage, Safekeeping & Transport – Tasmania Police Firearms Services
Effective 4 December 2017 & Firearm Storage Requirements For firearms licence holders, excluding dealers, who are bound by s 87 of the Firearms Act 1996: General If a firearm or firearm part is not being used, maintained, or conveyed it must be stored in a locked receptacle: Receptacles must not be easily penetrable