237Offence—disposal of firearms by unauthorised holders

237 Offence—disposal of firearms by unauthorised holders generally (a) the person has possession of a firearm; and (b) the person is not authorised by a licence or permit to possess the (c) either— (i) the person fails to surrender the firearm to a police officer; or (ii) if the person has possession of the firearm because of the death of the individual authorised to possess it—the person fails to— (A) give the firearm to a licensed firearm dealer to temporarily store the firearm; and (B) give the registrar written notice of the death and the name of the licensed firearms dealer storing the (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who inherits a firearm. Note The defendant has an evidential burden in relation to the matters mentioned in s (2) (see Criminal Code, s 58). if the defendant proves that the defendant is authorised to possess the firearm under 1 or more of the following sections: s (3) (see Criminal Code, s 59).