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Hi guys, I am in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada but I will be going to Griffith NSW Australia this Dec. 28th. My wife is on a teacher exchange and my son (18yrs.) and I are going along. Ben and I will be looking for work in the area and I sure want to do some hunting and fishing while we are there. How do I go about getting a "gun permit" and hunting licence in Aus.? I worked for Fish & Wildlife here in Alberta and took their firearms training. I also took the "canadian firearms safety course" and have my "Posession and Acquisition Licence" for owning and buying guns in Canada. Anyone from close to Griffith that can help me out? Have a good one! Robin | ||
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From the Queensland Police website:
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Robin How long will the exchange be for? You will need to consult the NSW laws as Griffith is in NSW and states have some differences. | |||
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Robin, As Nitro says, NSW has different laws to Queensland, so T3Shooter's post is likely to be inaccurate in detail. NSW only allows the issue of 'Temporary Visitors Permits'for firearms to international vistors, in very limited circumstances. These are basically for specific competitions, safari tours [with a specific licensed operator], and organised hunts [with an approved hunting club]. These permits are the only ones that can be issued before you arrive in the country, and they are good for no more than 3 months, and cost $75. The other path, for a longer stay, is to plan to apply for a NSW firearm licence. Will cost $100 for a 2-year one, and you must complete a local safety course before you can apply for one. Dunno about the course cost. Here's a rundown on the basics of licensing. Note that there are built-in delays in this process - 28 days from licence OK to issue,and also from application to issue of acquisition permits [$10 a time]. Not sure if you can apply for your P to A's at the same time as the licence, to make the waiting periods concurrent, or not. The NSW Police site has more detailed information. You will need to contact them in any case, as they authorise the import permit required. Customs fact sheets are here , about half way down the page. For general NSW shooting info, the SSAA State Branch page is a good place to start. There's a link to a list of their ranges there, but it requires a plugin I don't have. There is at least one each of active clay target, rifle and pistol clubs in Griffith. BTW, if bringing firearms with you, even with the import OK'd, you would need to make arrangements to have them held by a licensed dealer, until the licensing [including safe storage facilities] is sorted out. The NSW hunting licence situation is undergoing changes at the moment. Best to see what it's like when you get here. However, one quirk is that duck hunting is not permitted as such, in NSW. But Griffith is in a major rice-growing area, so from around September-November, there is plenty of 'pest destruction' duck shooting available, on private land. Oh, on permissible longarm action types: forget all semiautos, and pump shotguns. And anything with a folding or quick detachable stock. Cheers, Doug | |||
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Oh! and that situation may change because NSW is currently doing it's 5 year review! Welcome to our un-informed. I mean uniform National Gun laws!  Hold still varmint; while I plugs yer! If'n I miss, our band of 45/70 brothers, will fill yer full of lead! | |||
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Not that I care, but how is the info from Qld police site inaccurate or any different to what you have posted? Ladies and gentlemen, when I was a young boy I dreamed of being a baseball. But we have to go forward, not backwards, upwards, not forwards, and always twirling, twirling, twirling, towards freedom! | |||
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T3Shooter No one is pointing fingers. I'm not an expert, who is? I believe NSW does not have an international visitors permit for hunting purposes. They have one I believe for target shooting. For hunting purposes they have a temporary visitors licence for people hunting with safari operators.
A key point that needs to be answered is how long the visit is for. USUALLY it is easier to get a temporary licence for 3 months or so, but if say some one is staying for 12 months, a normal licence is required. I am guessing that if a normal permit is required all the usual application requirements will be needed until the licence is received and only then the firearms be imported. A firearms dealer may be able to store the firearms for the person in the meantime. The best ADVICE is for the prospective visitor to email, fax and phone the relevant police licensing body well ahead of time and get the "facts" from the police as they will be the one issuing the licence. For a short-term visitor, a safari client, a good outfitter will do a lot to help with the licencing so it is straight forward. Many states also are easier than NSW but there are NOT uniform firearm laws in Australia and that is GOOD as we would probably end up with the worst examples of each. New South Wales Firearms Registry Locked Bag 1 MURWILLUMBAH NSW 2482 Phone: 0011 61 2 6670 8522 Fax: 0011 61 2 6670 8558 See also this thread I put together on firearm's laws for visitors to Aust. I tried to research each state (on the net only). Some info on licensing in Australia - by state - for visitors | |||
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We leave here for Aus. Dec. 28/05 and will be there for a school year and coming home in Dec. of 06 sometime. I will be missing a hunting season here in Alberta and so I must do some hunting in Australia. Robin | |||
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