Wombat wrote:I think you also have to transport in a locked container locked to the vehicle. As in a locked case chained to a point inside the boot (or toolbox etc).
Not quite right you can have them on the back seat under a blanket if you wish Bolt in mag in just no ammo . Ammo in separate locked container.
There are no requirement to transport them in the boot of your car locked or stripped down or chained to the car your licence is ok in NSW its not WA . Where people coming from Vic to NSW get unglued is when they go through Canberra there you need chains to secure and bolts out mags out and don,t forget Jarvis Bay area is part of the ACT as far as fire arms are concerned
Where people get confused they read the firearms Reg,s re transporting section but they don,t seem to read for "commercial transportation of firearms" .
I tend to fall on the side of caution when I have any firearms in the car they are in the boot in a case either soft or hard and fitted with a trigger lock the reason I do this is the general duty cops that may pull you over may not have as much firearms training as we think they have and they they get a bit Stressed when they may walk up to your car first thing they do a radio check on the owner of the car and I bet it comes back with owns firearms may be in vehicle .
If they ask I can say yes they are in the boot ALL fitted with trigger locks
They may be pump action or leavers, bolts , ALL have locks.
Depends on what you may be hunting if you have hunting on you licence you can take any introduced species APART from any form of DEER so long as you have land owners permission to hunt .
If your planning to hunt deer you will need a G ( game licence ) or and R licence G is for private and r is for state forrests