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Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956
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#### 1AA. Identification requirements for silencers, sound moderators and sound suppressors
(1) A firearm accessory that is a silencer, sound moderator, sound suppressor or any other device designed to reduce, or capable of reducing, the noise of discharge of a firearm complies with the identification requirements if the firearm accessory is:
(a) visually inspected by a Collector; and
(b) found by the Collector to:
(i) have a unique serial number that consists only of Arabic numerals, English letters, or punctuation marks; and
(ii) display the serial number in accordance with subitem (2).
(2) For the purposes of subparagraph (1)(b)(ii), the serial number must be:
(a) easily recognisable as the serial number for the firearm accessory; and
(b) legible; and
(c) able to be read without the use of any device or tool; and
(d) displayed on the external surface of the firearm accessory.