PAUL HOGAN

Hogan claims the Aussie tax office bosses are unlawfully trying to obtain banking records.

And he's prepared to fight a tax evasion battle, joking, "I'll be arrested the minute I land on the shore (in Australia), but I have a gun; so be warned."

Speaking outside his home in Santa Barbara, California on Friday (04Jul08), Hogan gave Australian reporters a message for the country's tax officials: "Come and get me."

Source: WENN