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Acts, whereby the prosecution is relieved of the normal onus of proof of guilt. This has been the position in South Australia since the passing in that State of the Lottery and Gaming Act, 1936. Under it the defendant must be convicted unless he is able to prove his innocence on the balance of probabilities. A full exposition of the effect of the section is given in the case of Lewthull v. Powell, (1930) S.A.S.R. 191.