Firearms

Firearm Licenses
The process for obtaining a shooters licence varies from state to state. Below is an outline of the categories available.

Please follow the links for further information relevant to your state.

Before applicants can apply for a shooters licence, they must complete a prerequisite safety training course and have a ‘genuine reason’ for holding a licence such as being a member of an approved organisation. Information on firearm safety courses is available from your state firearm registry. Once an application has been received by the relevant licensing service branch, the licensing branch undertake a validation process on the suitability of the applicant.

Relevant Firearms Licenses

Category A and B Longarm Licence - VP304A
This licence is held:

• for sport or target shooting
• for hunting
• for primary production
• to work in the security or prison industry
• to be a Firearms Safety Instructor
• another official, commercial or prescribed purpose.

Category C, D, E Longarms or Heirlooms Licence - VP321A
Category C licence is held for:

• clay target shooting
• clay target shooting possession on behalf of a Junior Licence holder
• primary production
• professional hunting
• another official, commercial or prescribed purpose.

Category D licence is held for professional hunting.

Both Category D and E licences are held for other official, commercial or prescribed purposes.

An Heirloom licence is held for owning an inherited single firearm or matched pair or firearms only.

Category 1 Firearm Collector's Licence and a Category 2 Firearm Collector's Licence and an Ammunition Collector's Licence - VP321B
Category 1 Firearm Collectors Licence is held for collecting handguns made before 1 January 1947, and longarms.
Category 2 Firearm Collectors Licence is held for collecting only handguns made after 1 January 1947.

Junior Licence - VP325A
This licence is held by persons between the age of 12 and 18 who wish to hold a Category A, B or C Longarms or Handgun Licence.