How much ammunition can I store, sell, collect and import?
Licensed firearm dealers can sell, possess and store any quantity of cartridge ammunition but larger amounts of cartridge ammunition store have greater storage requirements. Dealers can also import any amount of cartridge ammunition as long as they have an import permit from LRD.
Licensed ammunition collectors can store and collect any amount of cartridge ammunition and can also import any amount of cartridge ammunition as long as they have an import permit from LRD.
Licensed firearm dealers can sell any amount of gunpowder and propellants provided they have a Worksafe Licence to Sell Explosives. Although dealers can also store any amount of gunpowder or propellants, they must have a WorkSafe Licence to Store Explosives in order to store more than 20kg of propellants or more than 5kg of propellant gun powder. Dealers must also have a WorkSafe Licence to Import Explosives to import any amount of gunpowder and propellants.
Oldbloke wrote:I think you will find that the regulations only apply to worksafe licensed premises where large quantities of explosives are stored. That would normally include firearms dealers, manufactures or uses of large amounts of explosives under those regulations. The quantities that shooters store do not require a worksafe licence, they are too small.
However the regulations regarding storage are a very good guide for us to follow. Remember FISH, Friction, Impact, Spark, Heat.
Pilch wrote:Easy enough to double sided tape a few sheets of non-sparky stuff inside your ammo container in your safe I guess... Just to be sure...
Oldbloke wrote:That dangerous goods act generally applies to workplaces that have "manifest" quantities stored on site.
Smokeless powder is considered an explosive under the DG act and the Australian dangerous goods code.
Worksafe are not generally interested in private homes. However, I just had a quick look and the VIC explosive regulations state a dangerous goods license is required for premises that stores more than 20 kg of dg class of 1.3c or 1.1c. Class. Fyi smokeless powder is classed as 1.3c.
These quantities are usually set to exclude individuals such as sporting shooters with a low level of use. Mmm, perhaps there are a few here who should apply for a DG license?
It is then that the storage regulations would apply and then Work Safe may be interested in how you store propellants.
Chronos wrote:Here's 50grams (770 grains) of powder burning. This is smokeless rifle powder, do not try with black powder or you may loose some eye lashes
SendIt wrote:$4 whole dollars of powder!
J/K
chookah wrote:Still, the effort's appreciated
Chronos wrote:A very well known and experienced shooter in the ACT lost his life a while back due to a fire in his reloading shed.
eeckle wrote:Chronos wrote:A very well known and experienced shooter in the ACT lost his life a while back due to a fire in his reloading shed.
Wow really?
How long ago was this?
The victim of a house fire in Watson has been described by friends as a ''fine man'' and as a well-respected member of Canberra's sporting shooting community.
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One nearby resident, Teig Sadhana, heard what he first thought were fireworks in his street at about 10pm on Sunday evening.
They turned out to be explosions from his next-door neighbour's Antill street home and by the time he stepped outside to investigate, the house was fully ablaze.
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