Forensic and Legal
Estates, Evaluation and Disposal of Firearms
AV Ballistics (AVB) provides Independant Forensic Services
to the Legal Profession on matters relating to Firearms, Ballistics
and Gunshot Wounds. With 20 years of Court experience in all levels
of Jurisdiction, including Military Courts-martial, AVB can:
- Review briefs of Forensic evidence, specifically in Firearms
and Ballistics, with a general overview of other scientific
disciplines.
- Identify firearms and ammunition.
- Reconstruct crime scenes where firearms have been used.
- Re-enact hypothetical scenarios of firearms use.
- Test ammunition for velocity and pressure parameters.
- Evaluate the functioning and safe operation of firearms, and
ammunition.
- Evaluate post-mortem and other medical evidence regarding
firearms.
- Estimate and generally comment on Gunshot ranges, and Gunshot
Residue (GSR).
- Prepare reports and brief Counsel.
- Give Expert Evidence in Courts of Law.
- Advise on the finer aspects of the Weapons Act 1990 (Qld).
Contact and retainer on Forensic and Legal matters should be
made by your legal representative (solicitor or barrister). This
is to maintain a proper professional relationship.
AVB can be retained directly in matters not relating to Court
proceedings, such as product testing, civil liability, general
firearms and ammunition evaluation /identification.
AVB is a member of the Australian
& New Zealand Forensic Sciences Society, and ascribes
to the Society's code of Ethics and Practices.
AVB Forensic Services are available Australia wide, and to the
common law jurisdictions of the South Pacific region.
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Estates, Evaluation
and Disposal of Firearms
AVB provides a specialised service to the legal profession in
the efficient disposal and realization of Firearms of Deceased
Estates, in Family Court proceedings (DVOs, AVOs, property settlements,
safe storage, unlicensed / unregistered / expired licence or legal
incompentency under the WA 1990 (Qld)) and in any other matters
where Firearms are central to the matter.
AVB is licensed under the WA 1990 (Qld) to deal in, store securely
and otherwise handle all manner of Firearms.
Where certification of firearm valuations are required, or Auctions
organised, AVB can liase with recognised entities in these fields
for the appropiate action.
AVB also holds Australian Customs certification as a Handgun
Importer, and can advise and assist the legal importation of firearms
for private or commerical use.
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