Acquiring Weapons from a Deceased Estate of another State or Territory
Where a person is bequeathed a registered weapon/s or firearm/s as a beneficiary of a deceased estate held in another State or Territory, the weapon/s or firearm/s may be registered/transferred to the appropriate licence of a nominated person (the actual acquirer).
The actual acquirer may or may not be from the immediate family of the deceased. The weapon/s may be registered to the appropriate licence of the actual acquirer person without the need for a PTA, on production of appropriate documentation.
Before the process of transferring the weapons (firearms) to the actual acquirers licence is completed, the acquirer must provide written advice of their lawful method of transporting the weapons into Queensland.
If prior to approving the application and the weapons are to be held in Queensland, the actual acquirer must take appropriate steps to have the weapon/s or firearm/s held by a Queensland Registered Dealer or at a Queensland Police Station.
The actual acquirer is to provide the following documentation:
- confirmation from the estate administrator that the acquirer may lawfully acquire the weapon/s from the deceased estate; and
- written authorisation from each beneficiary that the actual acquirer may lawfully acquire the weapon/s from the estate; and
- advice of weapon’s location if already in Queensland; and
- advice regarding lawful method of transporting the weapon into Queensland; and
- signed advice from the actual acquirer of their intention to take possession; and
- a copy of the Will; and
- a copy of the Death Certificate; and
- full details of the weapon/s and details of the deceased; and
- Interstate Registration Certificates for each weapon; and
- full details, including licence number, of the actual acquirer; and
- full details of the deceased.
Beneficiary Declaration to Transfer Weapons from Deceased Estate (
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