Acquiring Antique Firearms Other than Category H
(Must be manufactured prior to 01/01/1901)
If a firearm is an antique, it does not need to be registered. For a firearm to be classed as an antique, the cartridge ammunition must be approved by an appointed Authorised Officer as not commercially available in Australia or overseas. If the cartridge ammunition is commercially available here or overseas, the firearm cannot be classed as an Antique Firearm. If the firearm cannot be classed as an Antique Firearm, you will require a Weapons Act licence to possess it and it will need to be registered to that licence.
For the purpose of the Weapons Act 1990, the definition of ammunition is obtained from the Explosives Act 1999.
Last updated 09/12/2008
