Minor's licence supporting documents

When you make application for a Minor's licence for one of the following genuine reasons, you must provide the supporting documents as listed under the relevant genuine reason below, with your application as evidence of your genuine reason.  This licence must expire on the 18 birthday (unless it expires beforehand based on payment).  Minor’s licenses CANNOT be issued for Recreational Shooting or Military Re-Enactment.  A minor’s licence does not authorise the registration of any weapon to the licence. 

Please contact Weapons Licensing if you have trouble providing the photo ID for the identification check.

Minors sports or target shooting

Category A and B firearms

• Categories A and B – Financial Club Membership - Proof of current financial membership of an approved Queensland shooting club. This proof is to clearly show the name of the club, your name and the full expiry date of your membership. (Note: Applications or renewal applications for club membership are not acceptable).
• Current Category A and B Safety course certificate

Category C firearms

• Category C – Financial club membership – Proof of current club membership of an approved Queensland shooting club that takes part in, or is affiliated with, a body that takes part in, national and international clay target shooting competitions. This proof is to be in the form of a signed current letter on letterhead from the approved Queensland shooting club clearly showing the name of the club, your name, the expiry date of your membership and that you participate in clay target shooting.
• Current Category C Safety course certificate

• Category C – Medical certificate – A current certificate or report signed by your doctor supporting that because of a medical condition, you have a physical need, due to a lack of strength or dexterity for a Category C shotgun to take part in clay target shooting. This report is to detail at a minimum:

  • history taken from the applicant
  • details of any health condition supporting a lack of strength or physical dexterity for a category shotgun to take part in clay target shooting
  • period of time the doctor has been treating the applicant
  • doctor’s opinion in relation to the person
  • reason for the doctor coming to that opinion and
  • doctor’s name and contact details.

Note: Club membership that is under application or renewal are not acceptable.

 

Documentation required when renewing Cat ABC Minor’s Licence:-

• Financial Club Membership - Proof of current financial membership of an approved Queensland shooting club. This proof is to clearly show the name of the club, your name and the full expiry date of your membership. (Note: Applications or renewal applications for club membership are not acceptable).
• Renewal Form 6A or 6B

Category H firearms

Queensland applicants

Club declaration – Approved Club Declaration (QP518A) completed within 28 days from the date of lodgement signed by the club representative of an approved Queensland pistol club. 

 

Note: The applicant must have held a pistol licence interstate for 1 year (this includes a NSW probation licence) and have held interstate club membership for at least 6 months prior to application.

Interstate applicants

Club declaration – Approved Club Declaration (QP518B) completed within 28 days from the date of lodgement signed by the club representative of an approved Queensland pistol club. 

 

Minors primary producer / rural employee

Proof of occupation – Employer verification – To prove your employment on this rural land you must provide copies of three (3) current and consecutive payslips from your employer.

Evidence of property ownership:

• If you are the owner of the property - A copy of the rates notice for property
• If you are the lessee of the property - A copy of the lease agreement for property, or
• If you are the manager of the property - A copy of the employment contract as manager and can act on the owner/lessee's behalf on the property.

If you wish to use weapons for an occupational reason for more than one rural address, this information is required for each address. If you are lodging your application hard copy at your local post office, you will need to provide these documents as a 'additional genuine reason documents'.

 

Genuine occupational purpose must be proven: Where a minor does not receive payslips from a parent, the parent/guardian will be required to provide a letter advising the duties of the minor and outlining the 'occupational' necessity for the use of firearms.

The parent/guardian should have an occupational/primary production purpose as well:  We will also give consideration to the parents’ licence and its conditions (For example: RE1 SC1 vs OC2 or PP2 – If the parent does not hold an occupational or primary production licence, it is unlikely the minor will be granted the licence for an occupational or primary production purpose).

Consider whether there is a need for a licence: If the minor is travelling with firearms between properties, the minor may have a requirement for the licence, however, if the minor is assisting their parent/guardian in primary production, they may not require a licence.

Applying online: You may notice that this genuine reason also requires the completion of a Form 1 – Annexure for Primary Producer or Rural Employee.  You will need to supply a Form 1 – Annexure for Primary Producer or Rural Employee with your online application however, if you apply hard copy, this will not be required.