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Arms Bill

General requirements - Requirements for possession of standard firearms, airguns, pistols, restricted weapons, standard magazines, non-restricted parts, ammunition, etc - Requirements for possession of pistol carbine conversion kits

25: Defence to prosecution for offence under section 24

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"Defending yourself against charges for having a pistol carbine conversion kit"

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If you are charged with an offence under section 24 for having a pistol carbine conversion kit, you must prove you were allowed to have it. You can defend yourself if you prove the kit was for use on a pistol shooting range and under supervision. You must also prove you were supervised and on the range the whole time you had the kit.

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Requirements for possession of standard firearms, airguns, pistols, restricted weapons, standard magazines, non-restricted parts, ammunition, etc: Requirements for possession of pistol carbine conversion kits

25Defence to prosecution for offence under section 24

  1. In any prosecution for an offence under section 24 in which it is proved that the defendant was in possession of a pistol carbine conversion kit, the defendant has the burden of proving that they were authorised or permitted, expressly or by implication, by this Act to be in possession of the pistol carbine conversion kit.

  2. It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against section 24 if the defendant proves—

  3. that the pistol carbine conversion kit was in their possession for use both—
    1. on a pistol shooting range; and
      1. under the immediate supervision of a person who holds a firearms licence bearing an endorsement permitting them to have possession of a pistol; and
      2. that at all times while they were in possession of the pistol carbine conversion kit they were both on such a range and under the immediate supervision of such a person.