FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 8A Proof of registration of firearm

FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 8A

In any proceedings for an offence under this Act, evidence that—

        (a)     a firearm does not have a serial number; or

        (b)     the serial number of a firearm has been erased, defaced or altered; or

        (c)     the serial number of a firearm is illegible—

is admissible to establish that the firearm is not registered and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, is proof of that fact.

Division 2—Longarm licences