Safe storage of firearms during your hunt

At all times when on a hunting trip, you must take all reasonable precautions to ensure your firearms:

• are kept safe
• are not stolen or lost
• do not come into the possession of a person who is not authorised to possess the firearm.

NSW Police Force recommends that, when not actually being used:

• ammunition is stored in a locked receptacle separate from the firearm
• firearms are unloaded
• all firearms are rendered temporarily incapable of being fired, for example, removal of the bolt/firing mechanism or the use of trigger locks or kept in a locked container that is properly secured to, or is within a vehicle.

At no time should a firearm be left or stored unattended or visible in a motor vehicle unless the firearms are stored in accordance with NSW Police recommendations.

Game Licensing Unit hunting Inspectors will check that all firearms are stored in accordance with the law. Heavy penalties apply for unsafe storage and transportation of firearms in NSW.