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.
Applying for a permit to acquire (PTA) is the first step in acquiring a weapon. If you are acquiring the weapon from a licensed individual (who is not a weapons dealer), you must ensure the sale is brokered.
A PTA authorises a weapons licence holder to buy or acquire a weapon. This…
Applicants / Support
In Queensland, if you want to apply for a new Weapons Act licence, you can apply online using the Apply section of this website. Once you have completed your application, a confirmation email is sent to the email provided during the online application containing your application case…
Applicants / Licence types
Before you can apply for a Category H concealable firearms licence for sport or target shooting, there are a few things you need to do.
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Before you start your application, please read this information carefully. This will help you to have everything ready before you start.To apply for a weapons licence in Queensland you must:
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If you have immediate concerns about someone’s behaviour and their access to a weapon, if a crime is happening now, or a life is threatened, call Triple Zero (000) or speak to your local police station.
If you have general concerns about someone's behaviour and their access to a…
Applicants
If you live in Queensland and wish to own or use a firearm, crossbow, powerhead or paintball marker, you must hold a valid weapons licence. To apply for a Queensland weapons licence, you must:
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Weapons licence applications are processed in the order they are received. Weapons Licensing will make a decision on your application as quickly as possible, subject to any mandatory waiting periods required by the Weapons Act 1990 and Weapons Regulation 2016.
The time it takes to process…
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