Quote Originally Posted by Paul View Post
Thank you for that GK21.

I have always understood prima facie (Prinsloo J found that our evidence showed a prima facie case that late renewals on good cause shown were intentionally part of the Act) to mean that 'it is obvious'... In other words, it stands until the opposite is proven.

Remember I'm just a lay person. Not a legal beagle.
Actually, prima facie means “at first glance” and in court the onus for an interim order is easier to discharge than in the main case. So basically all Judge Prinsloo found is that there is an arguable case in the main application, which was sufficient to grant an interim interdict.

Still.... GOSA did well to get the interim order....but there is a lot more work necessary to get the final order in the main application, namely the declaration by the court that the Registrar of Firearms has the power to condone late renewals on good cause shown.