Thread: Useing the firearms register

Originally Posted by Ground Control

I’m a bit late to the game because I’m in Australia at the moment.
We are going to be doing renovations/ moving address later this year and my security and details will need to be changed/ checked .
I was going to hold off registration until those changes / circumstances are in effect .
But I will need to buy some ammo before then , I’ve been getting mixed messages from a few mates I’ve talked to on the phone .
Does buying ammo trigger the need to register ?

From
https://www.firearmssafetyauthority....0be%20recorded.

"When arms items must be registered"
The regulations specify the “activating circumstances” that will trigger licence holders to engage with the Registry, including when licence holders:

apply for a licence or an endorsement
have a change in circumstances, such as a change of address
sell or supply, purchase or receive, import, export, manufacture or modify an arms item
report the theft, loss or destruction of an arms item
import ammunition
sell ammunition (dealers and ammunition sellers only)
purchase ammunition after 24 June 2025, or
are subject to compliance or enforcement action by Police under the Act or regulations.