(2) It is a
defence for a licensed firearms dealer prosecuted for an offence under
subsection (1) if the firearms dealer proves that he or she did not know, and
could not reasonably be expected to have known, that the person employed or
permitted to act as an agent for, or to participate in the management of, the
firearms dealer's business was in fact a prescribed person.
(3) In this
section,
"prescribed person" means a person who--
(b) has, within the preceding 10 years, been convicted in New
South Wales or elsewhere of an offence prescribed by the regulations for the
purposes of this section, whether or not the offence is an offence under New
South Wales law, or
(c) has, within the preceding 10 years, had his or her
application for a licence or permit refused by the Commissioner, or had his or
her licence or permit revoked, for either or both of the following reasons--
(i) the Commissioner was not satisfied that the person was a fit and proper
person and could be trusted to have possession of firearms without danger to
public safety or to the peace,
(ii) the Commissioner considered that issue of
the licence or permit to the person would be contrary to the public interest,
or