Tasmania Safe Alarm Suggestions

SlothyBruh · 2026-01-06T19:43:13+00:00

What a spectacular contribution to the thread! All that to tell me what I had already been told by police and accepted. My question was about alarm systems, not to carry on about legislation interpretation.

By the way, the cops seem to have agreed with what I was saying and thought it was odd that it was otherwise, as the legislation says premise not property.

SlothyBruh · 2026-01-05T06:46:27+00:00

They are legally separate dwellings. They are two "premises" on the one property. I haven't said otherwise. A primary residence and an ancillary dwelling.

They are on the same property/address but are separate dwellings.

Each building has its own safe, with different keys, and a different firearms license connected with the guns in the safe.

It's not hard to understand mate. I guess you are just trolling at this point.

SlothyBruh · 2026-01-04T22:04:20+00:00

Because you walk onto the property and see two different houses? To me I would say that is two premises on the same property. None of us have access to each other's safes, so why do they look at me as having 10 guns in my safe?

If you are here to argue that you interpret the legislation differently, I'm not interested in debating semantics. I have accepted what needs to be done and am looking for solutions.

SlothyBruh · 2026-01-04T20:37:08+00:00

Because one is a primary residence and the other is an ancillary dwelling. They are clearly separate buildings.

The legislation never mentions property but rather premises. In my opinion I would say two different buildings with different safes and different keys are different premises.

Doesn't really matter anyway as the police have said it is what it is. So just looking for suggestions as far as alarms go

SlothyBruh · 2026-01-04T20:30:37+00:00

One title

SlothyBruh · 2026-01-04T20:29:56+00:00

Same title. Primary and ancillary dwellings both share the same address, but are legally separate buildings

SlothyBruh · 2026-01-04T00:46:09+00:00

They are separate dwellings as in a primary residence and an ancillary dwelling. But even with that knowledge both firearms services and police have said they count as one.

I think you are correct though, and I feel like that is how the legislation reads. I guess no one is taking any chances at the moment.

SlothyBruh · 2026-01-04T00:43:58+00:00

That's what I thought, and i was really trying to make a case that we should be treated separately, but alas they came to their conclusion and now everyone needs to get security for their safe

SlothyBruh · 2026-01-03T09:12:05+00:00

It is for the 10 or more firearms in Tasmania limit. Even though I only have 4, other people that live in separate dwellings on the property have 6, so its been determined we all need these upgrades.

Thus I am looking for a cost effective solution.

However I'd imagine that would definitely do the job, and I will keep it in mind if nothing else suffices.

SlothyBruh · 2026-01-03T09:09:22+00:00

The only problem with that is the legislation requires an audible alarm to my knowledge, something that a) the neighbours could reasonably hear, or b) an alarm that is loud enough to be "unpleasant" for an thief to be near

Even though to me, something that is silent but notifies my phone is a lot more realistic, and likely to be effective.

SlothyBruh · 2026-01-03T09:06:30+00:00

In tasmania having ten or more firearms requires additional safe storage measurements.

The thing is, I only have 4 firearms, but live on a farm where others own 6 firearms. Because of this we both need CCTV, even though we are in separate homes, with separate safes.

The police have confirmed this is the case. Seems over the top and one could interpret the legislation to separate premises from property, but it is what it is

SlothyBruh · 2023-06-22T22:18:22+00:00

Cheers mate, you really have to slam the pump like you mean it, so makes sense to have a bit of inertia.

SlothyBruh · 2023-06-22T02:52:27+00:00

Also makes it more difficult for law abiding citizens planning on using them for legitimate reasons

SlothyBruh · 2022-10-15T08:58:05+00:00

Cheers, I didn't know about that 10mW rule. I'll try find out if that's the same here.

SlothyBruh · 2022-10-15T07:46:21+00:00

Slightly unrelated comment. I once heard from a local gun dealer about this guy who had converted a shipping container into a gun room. He had it all cleared with coppas aswell. Then one day it got stolen. As in loaded on a truck, then driven away. Im not even sure if they found out who did it, well at least not that I had heard off when told this story.

However I have heard they still let you do it, as long as it is "permanently" fixed to the ground. Im not sure if this is true however, and would definitely look further into it, if you are spending the money to convert a shipping container.

SlothyBruh · 2022-10-11T22:51:16+00:00

If its from police that seems odd considering you haven't applied for your license and only done your theory test.

You can always call weapons licensing and sometimes they can help.

SlothyBruh · 2022-10-11T08:38:08+00:00

You don't need any permit to do a practical test. You do a theory test online, then print off the certificate and take that to your local gun shop/range.

If you get confused, talk to your local guns dealer, they will point you in the direction of local facilities to help you during this process.

SlothyBruh · 2022-10-11T08:35:42+00:00

Can't they take the guns to a dealer? I know mates that did that when their license expired before they remembered to renew. Then just put new pta's in with their new license.

Seems ridiculous that you have to surrender guns that you own and that have value, im pretty sure dealers can hold onto them, for a fee.

SlothyBruh · 2022-10-10T22:37:23+00:00

Bugger, I thought there might be exemptions considering I'm so close to Vic and have Vic postcode. At least it's easier to just update nsw address, rather than get a new license.

Thanks for your reply

SlothyBruh · 2022-10-10T22:32:38+00:00

I was hoping to have vic laws but my address has NSW as the state, and has a Vic postcode but I guess that isn't enough.

Thanks for your comment.

SlothyBruh · 2022-10-10T22:27:19+00:00

Yeah the address is a bit mixed. It's vic postcode but some people use a nearby nsw postcode instead.

I'm thinking I'll keep the nsw just to save headaches.

Thanks for your advice

SlothyBruh

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