Thread: Queensland Firearms Laws...

Getting a QLD firearms license isn’t that hard , but it does take some time .
You have to complete a 1 day safety course and then wait for Police clearance etc etc , you will also need to join a recognised organisation like SSAA .
They are in no hurry to process your license, I suspect they purposely drag their heels.
You then have to apply for a permit to acquire, but that process has speed up lately it used to take 3 weeks or more but it seems to be down to a week or less now .
Your wasting your time thinking about your semi , forget it is my advice .
I would also do some major research about the legality of entering Australia with your firearms without an Australian license.
I’m not sure about what is involved with a temporary visitor license, so I can’t advise you on that .
Also be aware that QLD has very few public hunting areas , so you need access to private property to hunt and you need a letter from that landowner to legally hunt that property .
How long are going to be in OZ ?

Originally Posted by Ground Control

Getting a QLD firearms license isn’t that hard , but it does take some time .
You have to complete a 1 day safety course and then wait for Police clearance etc etc , you will also need to join a recognised organisation like SSAA .
They are in no hurry to process your license, I suspect they purposely drag their heels.
You then have to apply for a permit to acquire, but that process has speed up lately it used to take 3 weeks or more but it seems to be down to a week or less now .
Your wasting your time thinking about your semi , forget it is my advice .
I would also do some major research about the legality of entering Australia with your firearms without an Australian license.
I’m not sure about what is involved with a temporary visitor license, so I can’t advise you on that .
Also be aware that QLD has very few public hunting areas , so you need access to private property to hunt and you need a letter from that landowner to legally hunt that property .
How long are going to be in OZ ?

Reminds me of me experiences.

You can join SSAA ahead of going there. That's what I did before moving to Vic many years ago. Trouble was SSAA then gave me dud advise re license requirements ie I could sort out once arrived and SSAA membership would help.

This was in the days pre Internet. I was also pretty naive.

Well, on arrival the Federal Police seized my 2 rifles! Additionally they were sent off to testing labs for function and safety testing.

The Federal Police gave me the option of sorting a Vic license or re exporting my rifles back to NZ, at my cost of course. I had to apply for a Vic firearms license which in those days fortunately the process wasn't too lengthy. The state cops were amused by my dilemma but helpful.

All that was back in the days before Port Arthur and their current FA laws.

Originally Posted by Ground Control

Also be aware that QLD has very few public hunting areas , so you need access to private property to hunt and you need a letter from that landowner to legally hunt that property .
How long are going to be in OZ ?

Correct on the land situation. Except you dont need written permission to hunt properties, just verbal. You do need written permission from one landowner to get the licence in the first place. Its pretty ridiculous as you may never hunt that guys actual property anyway. Its just a licencing embuggerance the cops added to the process, to prove you have genuine interest in the licence.