Renewing Your Licence Early

You may lodge an application to renew early if you are going to be overseas or travelling interstate for a significant period of time.  If you are permanently moving interstate or overseas you must advise the Weapons Licensing Branch in writing of your intention prior to your departure.  Failure to do so may result in a breach of the conditions of your licence. 

• Overseas – if you are going to be overseas when your licence expires you may be able to lodge your Form 6 - Application to Renew Licence early.  Your application to renew your licence must include the Early Lodgement of Renewal Application form as well.  Failure to do this will result in the expiry of your licence and you will be deemed to be in unlawful possession of your firearm/s under the legislation.  Section 10(2)(g) states “A licence may be issued to an individual only if the person resides only in Queensland.”  As such, you should provide information as to where your weapons will be stored and what your genuine reason will be in order to continue to hold a Queensland licence.
  
• Interstate – if you are going to be interstate when your licence expires you may be able to lodge your Form 6 - Application to Renew Licence early.  Your application to renew your licence must include the Early Lodgement of Renewal Application form as well.  Failure to do this will result in the expiry of your licence and you will be deemed to be in unlawful possession of your firearm/s under the legislation.  Section 10(2)(g) states “A licence may be issued to an individual only if the person resides only in Queensland.”  As such, you should provide information as to where your weapons will be stored and what your genuine reason will be in order to continue to hold a Queensland licence. 

Early Lodgement of Renewal Application ( 34 KB)