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Weapons Licensing

What's new
- What’s New
- New Online System
- Public Display of Weapons
- Extension of Weapons Act Licence Expiry Dates
- CPI Fee Increase
- Weapons Amendment Act 2011
About Legislation and Us
- About Legislation and Us
- The Legislation
- What is a Weapon
- 10 Important Things to Know About the Queensland Gun Laws
Health and Weapons
Obtaining a New Licence
- Obtaining a New Licence
- Who Can Apply
- Fit and Proper
- Types of Licences
Specific Licence Type Information
- Specific Licence Type Information
- Firearms Licence
- Concealable Firearms Licence
- Collectors Licence
- Security Licences
- Dealers
- Armourers
- Minor’s Licence
- Miscellaneous Weapons Licence
- Group Licences
- Blank-fire Firearms Licence
- Theatrical Ordnance Suppliers Licence
- Firearms Licence (Instructor)
Safety Course & Training
- Safety Course & Training
- Firearms Safety Course
- Security Guards Safety Course
Change of Address or Licence Details
- Change of Address or Licence Details
- Address or Licence Details Forms
- Employers and Employees
Renewing Your Licence
- Renewing Your Licence
- Renewing Your Licence Early
- Unable To Lodge Your Application in Person
- Change in Circumstances Whilst Renewing
- Lodging your Application on or After the Expiry Date
Expired, Surrendering or Replacement Licence
- Expired/ Surrendering/ Replacement Licence
- What to Do if Your Licence has Expired
- Surrendering Your Licence
- Replacement Licence (Lost/Stolen)
Acquiring & Disposing Weapons (including Firearms)
- Acquiring & Disposing Weapons (including Firearms)
- Applying for a Permit to Acquire
- Requirements for Category H Handguns – Pistol Club
- Requirements for Collectors
- Heirloom Firearm or Crossbow
- Acquiring Weapons from Deceased Estates
- Acquiring from Overseas - Importation
- Registering an Unregistered Firearm
- Safekeeping of Firearms
- Disposing my Firearms
- When my Firearm is Lost or Stolen
- Acquiring Antique Firearms
Antique Firearms
- Antique Firearms
- Antique Handgun Registration
- Acquiring Antique Category H Firearms
- Acquiring Antique Firearms Other than Category H
- List of Ammunition Availability
Identifying & Modifying Weapons
- Identifying & Modifying Weapons
- The Categories of Weapons
- Help to Identify your Weapons
- Making your Firearm Permanently Inoperable
- Making your Firearm Temporarily Inoperable
- Airsoft Firearms
- How to Measure Category H Barrel Lengths
Visiting Queensland
- Visiting Queensland
- Mutual Recognition of Licences
- Application for a Visitors Licence
- Safety and Storage
- Possession of Weapons and Ammunition on Aircraft
- Handgun Information for Visitors
- Interstate Firearms Dealers
Moving to or from Queensland
- Moving to or from Queensland
- Moving from Interstate
- Moving from Overseas
- Moving from Queensland
Storage & Transportation of Weapons
- Storage & Transportation of Weapons
- How to Store your Weapon/Firearms
- Storage away from a Secure Storage Facility
- Storage in or on Vehicles
- Equivalent Safe Storage Measures
- Dispatching of Weapons
- Public Display of Weapons
Ammunition
Fees
Contact Details
Licensing Application Forms
Quick Links
FAQ's
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Licensing, Applications, Renewals and Replacement Questions
- Permit to Acquire Questions
- Registration of Firearms and Weapons Questions
- Storage, Dispatch and Movement of Firearms or Weapons
- Overseas, Customs, Import Permits and Visitors Licences
- Deceased Estates
- Clubs, Ranges and Galleries
- General Questions
- Feedback for Frequently Asked Questions and Website

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Legislation
Weapons Act 1990	Weapons Regulations 1996
Weapons Categories Regulations 1997	Explosives Act 1999
Explosives Regulations 2003

Shooting Associations
S.S.A.A. (QLD) Inc.	Queensland Rifle Association
Practical Shooting Association of Queensland	Sporting Shooters Association of Australia
Queensland Shooting Association PO Box 28 CARINA QLD 4152 Phone: (07) 3398 4309	Queensland Clay Target Association
Queensland Small Bore Rifle Association Old Cleveland Road BELMONT QLD 4153 Phone: (07) 3843 1346	North Queensland Rifle Association 3 Raintree Close MAREEBA QLD 4880 Phone: (07) 4092 6288
Queensland Amateur Pistol Shooting Association Belmont Shooting Complex Old Cleveland Rd Belmont PO Box 306 Carina Qld 4152 Ph: 3395 1322 Fax: 3395 1344 Email: qapsa@in.com.au www.pistolshootingqld.org

Interstate Registries
ACT Australian Capital Territory Firearms Registry GPO Box 401 CANBERRA ACT 2601 Ph: (02) 6133 2122 Fax: (02) 6256 7758	Western Australia Western Australia Licensing Services 297 Hay Street EAST PERTH WA 6004 Ph: (08) 9223 7000 Fax: (08) 9223 7029
Victoria Victoria Police Licensing Services Division GPO Box 2807 MELBOURNE VIC 3001 Ph: (03) 9247 3227 Fax: (03) 9247 6485	Tasmania Tasmania Police Firearms Services GPO Box 1264 HOBART TAS 7001 Ph: (03) 6230 2720 Fax: (03) 6230 2765
New South Wales New South Wales Police Force Firearms Registry Locked Bag 1 MURWILLUMBAH NSW 2484 Ph: (02) 6670 8590 Fax: (02) 6670 8558	Northern Territory Northern Territory Firearms Policy & Records PO Box 39764 WINNELLIE NT 0820 Ph: (08) 8922 3543 Fax: (08) 8922 3540
South Australia South Australia Firearms Branch GPO Box 1539 ADELAIDE SA 5001 Ph: (08) 8204 2495 Fax: (08) 8204 2314

Federal Government Departments
Australian Customs Service	Australian Federal Police
Attorney Generals Department	Office of Fair Trading (Security Industry Licensing)

Security Industry Related Sites
Police Security Liaison Board consists of:
Queensland Police Service	Australian Security Industry Association (ASIAL)
Australian Chapter of the American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS International Australian Chapter)	Master Locksmiths Association of Australasia (MLAA)
Building Services Contractors Association of Australia	Office of Fair Trading (Security Industry Licensing)
Security Providers Association of Australia Limited

Training Sites
Department of Employment, Training and the Arts	Industry Services Alliance
National Training Information Service	S.S.A.A. (QLD) Inc.
Queensland Rifle Association
Queensland Amateur Pistol Shooting Association QAPSA House, Belmont Shooting Complex, 1485 Old Cleveland Rd, Belmont QLD 4153 PO Box 306 Carina QLD 4152 Phone: (07) 3395 1322 Fax: (07) 3395 1344 Email: qapsa@in.com.au Administrator: Sharyn Petersen Training Manager: Elaine Gilliver

Miscellaneous
Parliamentary Council (Queensland Legislation)

Last Updated: 08/11/2011