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.
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…
Applicants / Licence management / Licence types
Applications for permits to acquire are processed in the order they are received.
The time it takes to process applications depends on several factors. These include the amount of new applications received each day and the complexity of the applications.
When applications are incomplete it takes…
Licence management
As a licence holder in Queensland, it is your responsibility to know when your licence is due to expire.
For most individuals - except 'security licence (guard)' - your licence will expire on your birth date. You will need to take appropriate steps to ensure the licence is renewed…
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