229Use of mail for sending firearms

229 Use of mail for sending firearms (1) This section is subject to section 230. (2) A person must not send a firearm by mail to an address in the ACT. (3) A person must not receive a firearm by mail at an address in the ACT. (4) A person must not direct or request another person, whether the other person is within or outside the ACT when the request is made, to send a firearm by mail to an address in the ACT, whether or not the request is made in writing or in connection with the purchase by the person of the firearm. (5) A person must not contravene subsection (2), (3) or (4). (6) A person is taken to have made such a request if the person accepts an offer made by another person within or outside the ACT to forward a firearm by mail to an address within the ACT. (7) It is a defence to a prosecution against subsection (3) if the defendant proves that the firearm was sent to the defendant without their knowledge or approval. (8) In this section: firearm includes a firearm part.