269Evidentiary certificates

269 Evidentiary certificates (1) In a proceeding for an offence mentioned in section 166 (1) (c), a certificate signed by the registrar stating the following is evidence of the matter stated: (a) at a stated time or during a stated period, a stated person was or was not the holder of a licence or permit; (b) a licence or permit was or was not, on a day or during a stated period, subject to a stated condition; (c) a licence or permit was or was not renewed, or had ended on a stated day; (d) a stated licence or permit issued to a stated person was cancelled on a stated day; (e) a stated licence or permit issued to a stated person was suspended on a stated day or during a stated period; (f) a stated address was, on a stated date, the last address known to the registrar of a stated person; (g) a stated firearm was registered or not registered on a stated day or during a stated period; (h) a stated person was or was not the registered owner of a stated firearm on a stated day or during a stated period; (i) registration of a stated firearm was refused on a stated day; (j) registration of a stated firearm had ended on a stated day;

(k) registration of a stated firearm was cancelled on a stated date for a stated reason; (l) a stated person was the registered principal for a composite entity firearms licence on a stated day or during a stated period; (m) a stated person was a registered user of a stated firearm on a stated day or during a stated period; (n) a stated person’s registration as the user of a stated firearm had ended on a stated day; (o) a stated person’s registration as the user of a stated firearm was cancelled on a stated date for a stated reason; (p) at a stated time, a stated person was or was not a person to whom— (i) an approval had been given under any of the following: • section 41 (Registrar’s approval to possess ammunition as collector); • section 221 (Discharge etc of firearm—public places etc); • section 222 (1) (b) (Discharge of firearm—general); • section 250 (Modification of firearms); or (ii) an authorisation had been given under any of the following: • section 73 (Adult firearms licences—conditions); • section 95 (Minors firearms licences—conditions); • section 116 (Composite entity firearms licences— conditions); • section 130 (Temporary international firearms licences—conditions); • section 244 (1) (a) (ii) (Offence—sale of ammunition by licensed firearms dealers);

• section 245 (1) (c) (ii) (Offence—sale of ammunition by authorised club members); • section 248 (1) (a) (ii) (Offence—acquiring ammunition); • section 252 (Offences—defacing, altering and removing identification marks); (q) at a stated time or during a stated period, a stated person was or was not authorised by a licence or permit. (2) A regulation may prescribe that a certificate signed by the registrar stating a prescribed matter is evidence of the matter stated.