Self-assessment tool - fact sheet

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Important changes to eligibility

The Qld Community Safety Act has amended the Weapons Act 1990 (Qld) to add new laws that expand the eligibility requirements to hold a weapons licence. In an effort to provide a greater focus on public safety, the new laws increase fitness and propriety measures by introducing Class A, Class B and Class C serious offences, and disqualified persons.

Self-assessment tool

The Weapons Licensing Group (WLG) have created a self-assessment tool outlining the serious offences and relevant disqualifying periods under the new laws.

The self-assessment tool is a questionnaire that initially helps you to determine how well you meet the eligibility requirements to hold a weapons licence.

Serious offences

Class A serious offences

A Class A serious offence is an offence under a law of Queensland or another jurisdiction including:

• murder
• manslaughter
• grievous bodily harm
• wounding or
• robbery.

Class B serious offences

A Class B serious offence is an offence under a law of Queensland or another jurisdiction including (but not limited to):

• Arson
• Contravention of a domestic violence order
• Child exploitation offences
• Assault.

Class A and Class B serious offences hold a relevant disqualifying time period of ten (10) years.

Class C serious offences

A Class C serious offence is an offence under a law of Queensland or another jurisdiction that:

• relates to the misuse of drugs
• involves the use or threatened use of violence, or
• involves the carriage, discharge, possession, or use of a weapon.

Class C serious offences and domestic violence orders hold a relevant disqualifying time period of five (5) years.

Disqualified persons

The new laws introduce the definition of a disqualified person – someone who:

1. is a reportable offender under the Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004 or
2. is or has been subject to a firearm prohibition order in Queensland or elsewhere, or
3. is or has been subject to a division 3 order under the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 or
4. has been convicted of a serious violent offence under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992, section 161A.

A disqualified person is not eligible to obtain a Queensland weapons licence.

Self-reporting

The outcome of the self-assessment tool does not determine whether you will be granted a weapons licence or if you are eligible to continue holding a weapons licence. If you hold a current Queensland weapons licence and are concerned that you no longer meet the eligibility requirements, please contact WLG for advice.