Mark Barford, 57, is charged with possessing a loaded handgun which was disguised as a Christmas present and placed under the tree in his house in December 2019.
On Friday, after three unsuccessful attempts at applying for bail, Barford appealed to the Supreme Court and was granted home detention bail.
Justice David Lovell heard that Barford was unlikely to face a trial on drug trafficking charges related to 67g of methamphetamine allegedly found in the back of his home until 2022.
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