Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 269

    (1)     In a proceeding for an offence mentioned in section 166  (1) (c), a certificate signed by the registrar stating the following is evidence of the matter stated:

        (a)     at a stated time or during a stated period, a stated person was or was not the holder of a licence or permit;

        (b)     a licence or permit was or was not, on a day or during a stated period, subject to a stated condition;

        (c)     a licence or permit was or was not renewed, or had ended on a stated day;

        (d)     a stated licence or permit issued to a stated person was cancelled on a stated day;

        (e)     a stated licence or permit issued to a stated person was suspended on a stated day or during a stated period;

        (f)     a stated address was, on a stated date, the last address known to the registrar of a stated person;

        (g)     a stated firearm was registered or not registered on a stated day or during a stated period;

        (h)     a stated person was or was not the registered owner of a stated firearm on a stated day or during a stated period;

              (i)     registration of a stated firearm was refused on a stated day;

        (j)     registration of a stated firearm had ended on a stated day;

        (k)     registration of a stated firearm was cancelled on a stated date for a stated reason;

        (l)     a stated person was the registered principal for a composite entity firearms licence on a stated day or during a stated period;

        (m)     a stated person was a registered user of a stated firearm on a stated day or during a stated period;

        (n)     a stated person's registration as the user of a stated firearm had ended on a stated day;

        (o)     a stated person's registration as the user of a stated firearm was cancelled on a stated date for a stated reason;

        (p)     at a stated time, a stated person was or was not a person to whom—

              (i)     an approval had been given under any of the following:

              •     section 41 (Registrar's approval to possess ammunition as collector);

              •     section 221 (Discharge etc of firearm—public places etc);

              •     section 222 (1) (b) (Discharge of firearm—general);

              •     section 250 (Modification of firearms); or

              (ii)     an authorisation had been given under any of the following:

              •     section 73 (Adult firearms licences—conditions);

              •     section 95 (Minors firearms licences—conditions);

              •     section 116 (Composite entity firearms licences—conditions);

              •     section 130 (Temporary international firearms licences—conditions);

              •     section 244 (1) (a) (ii) (Offence—sale of ammunition by licensed firearms dealers);

              •     section 245 (1) (c) (ii) (Offence—sale of ammunition by authorised club members);

              •     section 248 (1) (a) (ii) (Offence—acquiring ammunition);

              •     section 252 (Offences—defacing, altering and removing identification marks);

        (q)     at a stated time or during a stated period, a stated person was or was not authorised by a licence or permit.

    (2)     A regulation may prescribe that a certificate signed by the registrar stating a prescribed matter is evidence of the matter stated.