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Here’s where you can find everything you need to know about Weapons Licensing, including detailed information about the law, licence types and your responsibilities.

The Queensland Police Service has partnered with Australia Post to update the way new weapons licence applications are lodged both online and in-person. Find out more about the new process.   

The National Firearms Register Program (NFR) commenced nationwide on 1 July 2024 and is a 4-year initiative expected to be operational by mid-2028. The NFR will be designed as an integrated system that connects and draws information from existing Commonwealth, state and territory firearms…
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Here’s where you can find everything you need to know about applying for and maintaining your weapons licence.The following Fact Sheets have been provided by the Weapons Licensing Group and include detailed information about processes, the law, licence types and your responsibilities.Select one of…
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Weapons Licensing is a responsible unit within the scope of the reporting requirements for the Queensland Government Regulator Performance Framework.  The Framework is supported by the Office of Best Practice Regulation within Queensland Treasury.Accordingly, Weapons Licensing has prepared the…
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Please find below a list of all approved Queensland approved historical societies.This list is recorded in postcode order; you can use this to find your closest approved historical society.
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Advising Weapons Licensing of weapons transactions Under section 35 of the Weapons Act 1990 and section 103 of the Weapons Regulation 2016, a licensed Queensland firearms dealer involved in a weapons transaction is required to provide the Queensland Police Service advice of the transaction in the…
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Please find below a list of all approved Queensland licensed firearms dealers participating in the National Firearms Amnesty. This list is recorded in postcode order; you can use this to find your closest approved Queensland licensed firearms dealers.
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