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Arms Bill

Further offences and firearms prohibition orders - Other offences

273: Records to be kept by animal and biosecurity controller in respect of location of restricted firearms shared under multi-user agreement

You could also call this:

"Keeping track of shared guns at work"

If you are an animal and biosecurity controller, this proposed law applies to you if you enter into a multi-user agreement with the chief executive. You must keep a record of where each restricted firearm and restricted magazine is, if they are shared between employees under the agreement. You must include the required details in this record. You will be breaking the law if you do not keep this record, unless you have a good reason for not doing so. If you break the law, you could be fined up to $10,000. The record must have the prescribed particulars. The prescribed particulars are the details that you must include in the record. You must keep the record to show where the restricted firearms and magazines are. This is part of the proposed change to the law.

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272: Reporting of injuries caused by standard firearms, restricted firearms, pistols, restricted weapons, airguns, or restricted airguns, or

"Tell the Police if someone gets hurt by a gun"

274: Interpretation, or

"What special words mean in the Arms Bill"

Part 6Further offences and firearms prohibition orders
Other offences

273Records to be kept by animal and biosecurity controller in respect of location of restricted firearms shared under multi-user agreement

This section applies to an animal and biosecurity controller who enters into a multi-user agreement with the chief executive.
The animal and biosecurity controller must keep a record of the location of each of the restricted firearms and restricted magazines that are shared between employees under the agreement.
The record required to be kept under subsection (2) must contain the prescribed particulars.
An animal and biosecurity controller commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 if the animal and biosecurity controller, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with this section.