South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts23—Duty to register firearms
(1) A person who has
possession of any unregistered firearm is guilty of an offence.
(2) It is a defence to
a charge of an offence under subsection (1) if the defendant proves that
the firearm came into his or her possession not more than fourteen days before
the alleged date of the offence and that it was not reasonably practicable in
the circumstances for the firearm to be registered by the time of the alleged
offence.
(3) The owner of a
firearm that is not registered in the name of the owner is guilty of an
offence.
(4) It is a defence to
a charge of an offence under subsection (3) if the defendant proves that
ownership of the firearm passed to him or her not more than 14 days before the
alleged date of the offence and that it was not reasonably practicable in the
circumstances for the firearm to be registered in his or her name by the time
of the alleged offence.
(5) The maximum
penalty for an offence against this section is as follows:
(a)
where the firearm is a prescribed firearm or a class C, D or H
firearm—$10 000 or imprisonment for two years;
(b)
where the firearm is any other kind of firearm—$5 000 or
imprisonment for one year.