Welcome to Weapons Licensing Group
Weapons Licensing keeps our communities safe, while enabling people with a genuine reason to own and operate a firearm or weapon. Our purpose is to effectively regulate the acquisition, possession, use and disposal of registered firearms and weapons in the interests of community safety.
For more up-to-date information about licensing visit our Weapons News section.
Please do not use general enquiry methods to ask about the status of applications unless there is an urgent need, so our staff can focus on processing and issuing applications.
🎄 Christmas Processing Timeframes – Permit to Acquire Applications
The festive season is just around the corner, and we are expecting a surge in Permit to Acquire applications.
To help us process your application in time, we recommend submitting it by 30 November 2025.
While we cannot guarantee approval before Christmas, applications lodged by this date will be given priority processing.
Plan ahead and apply early to avoid delays – let’s make sure you’re ready for the holidays!
Find more information on our Frequently Asked Questions page.
Current average online application timeframes as at 24/11/2025
New licence applications - 11 weeks
Permit to acquire applications - 12 days
Any delays or extensions to these time frames may be a result of insufficient information on behalf of the applicant or where the applicant may be asked for further information as identified by the Authorised Officer.
Weapons Licensing will always proceed with the principles of individual and community safety when making decisions on applications.
A Permit to Acquire applied for using a new licence application case reference, in accordance with section 39 of the Weapons Act 1990, requires the determination of the licence before the Permit to Acquire is actioned.
Licences and weapons in Queensland
As at 10/11/2025, in Queensland there are -
Issued licences: 231,355
Licensees: 210,984
Total number of registered weapons: 1,139,054
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Important changes
Self-Assessment Tool – Eligibility to hold a weapons licence. The Qld Community Safety Act has amended the Weapons Act 1990 (Qld) and inserted new eligibility requirements to hold a weapons licence. The self-assessment tool is a resource that initially helps you to determine how well you meet the eligibility requirements to hold a weapons licence. The results of the self-assessment does not determine whether or not you will be granted a weapons licence.
New laws are being introduced that may impact your eligibility to apply for or to hold a Weapons Licence under the Weapons Act 1990 (Qld).