238Offence—disposal of inherited firearms

238 Offence—disposal of inherited firearms (a) the person inherits a firearm; and (b) the person is not authorised by a licence or permit to possess the

(c) the person— (i) applies for a licence or permit in relation to the firearm and does not give the firearm to a licensed firearm dealer to temporarily store; or Note A firearm is temporarily stored by a licensed firearms dealer for a person who inherits the firearm and applies for a licence or permit in relation to the firearm if the dealer stores the firearm until the application is finally decided (including any application to the ACAT for review of the decision and any subsequent appeal) (see dict, def temporarily store). (ii) does not dispose of the firearm to a licensed firearms dealer; or (iii) does not surrender the firearm to a police officer. if the defendant proves that the defendant is authorised to possess the firearm under 1 or more of the following sections:

s (2) (see Criminal Code, s 59).