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Everything we’ve written about choosing, rating, insuring and installing a safe in Australia, in one place. Our guides are written by the Precision Safes team and reviewed by Mathew Younis, Director of Precision Safes, who has more than 15 years in the safe industry.
Start with a buying guide if you’re choosing a safe, download a reference PDF if you need the detail on ratings or storage law, or jump to the compliance articles for your state.
Buying Guides
- Home Safe Buying Guide: how to choose the right size, rating and location for a home safe.
- Commercial Safe Guide: cash handling, deposit, office and retail safes for businesses.
- Fire-Resistant Safe Guide: protecting documents, data and valuables from fire.
- Safe Ratings Explained: cash ratings, fire ratings, EN 1143-1 grades and SCEC classes.
- Gun Safe Requirements in Australia: a state-by-state guide to firearm storage.
- Drug Safe Guide: choosing a compliant safe for Schedule 8 medicines.
- Safe Services Guide: installation, relocation, removal, repair and opening.
- Buying Advice: the questions to ask before you buy any safe.
Free Reference Guides (PDF)
Sourced reference documents you can download, print, share or cite. See Safe Guides & Documents for full details and citation formats.
| Guide | What it covers | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Safe Burglary and Cash Ratings in Australia | AS/NZS 3809, EN 1143-1, UL and SCEC ratings, how cash ratings work and how to verify a safe’s certificate | |
| Safe Fire Ratings Compared | UL 72, EN 1047-1, EN 15659 and NT Fire 017 side by side, and which rating suits paper, data and media | |
| Firearm Storage Requirements by State and Territory | Storage rules in all eight jurisdictions, recent reforms and links to the legislation | |
| Schedule 8 Drug Storage Requirements by State and Territory | Safe requirements for pharmacies, practices and aged care, including the 2026 NSW and SA changes, plus SCEC containers | |
| Safe Buying Checklist | A printable checklist for choosing, insuring and installing a safe |
Compliance by State
Storage rules for firearms and Schedule 8 medicines differ between states and territories.
Gun Safes
- Gun safe requirements in Victoria
- Gun safe requirements in NSW
- Gun safe requirements in Queensland
- Gun safe requirements in Western Australia
- Gun safe requirements in South Australia
- Handgun (Category H) storage requirements
- Ammunition storage requirements
- How to bolt down a gun safe
- What size gun safe do I need?
Drug Safes (Schedule 8)
- Schedule 8 drug safe requirements in Victoria
- Schedule 8 drug safe requirements in NSW
- Schedule 8 drug safe requirements in Queensland
- What size drug safe does a pharmacy need?
- Drug safes for medical and dental practices
- Drug safes for veterinary clinics
- Drug safes for aged care facilities
Safe Ratings and Security
- European safe grades (EN 1143-1) vs Australian cash ratings
- How to check if a safe is genuinely rated
- Questions to ask your insurer before buying a safe
- Cash rating vs fire rating: which do you need?
- SCEC Class A, B and C containers explained
- How safes are attacked, and the features that resist each method
- What is a relocker?
Fire Protection
- 30, 60 or 120 minutes? How to read a safe’s fire rating
- Data safes vs document fire safes
- Bushfire season: protecting documents and valuables
- Do fire-resistant safes protect against water and floods?
- Do fire-resistant safes expire?
- Fire-resistant filing cabinets: are they worth it?
- Protecting business records from fire
From the Blog
- How much does a home safe cost in Australia?
- Where to install a safe at home
- Wall safes vs floor safes
- What to check before you buy a used safe
- Fireproof vs high security safes
- How much does it cost to relocate a safe in Melbourne?
Need Help Choosing?
Talk to our team about ratings, sizing, insurance requirements and installation. Contact us or browse our range of safes.