Weapons Act 1990

An application for a licence must—

be made in the approved form and state the applicant’s reason for wishing to possess a weapon (the reason); and

be made personally, in the way prescribed under a regulation, by—

if the licence is for an individual—the person; or

if the licence is for a body, whether incorporated or unincorporated—an individual nominated by the body for endorsement on the licence as the body’s representative in the conduct of its business or affairs; and

state whether the applicant has a conviction for a relevant offence, including a conviction that is a spent conviction, a conviction that has not been recorded or a conviction that has been quashed or set aside; and

state whether the applicant has been charged with a relevant offence, including a charge that has been withdrawn, discharged or struck out; and

if the applicant has a conviction for a relevant offence as mentioned in paragraph (c) or has been charged with a relevant offence as mentioned in paragraph (d)—include—

details of the conviction or charge; and

information about the circumstances of the offence; and

information about the circumstances of the conviction or charge; and

be accompanied by—

the fee prescribed under a regulation; and

proof of identity to the satisfaction of an authorised officer; and

other particulars prescribed under a regulation; and

the other relevant particulars the person to whom the application is made reasonably requires.

If the reason is sports or target shooting, the applicant must provide proof the applicant is a current member of an approved shooting club.

If the reason is recreational shooting, the applicant must produce—

written permission from a landowner authorising the applicant to shoot on the landowner’s rural land; or

proof of current membership of a body prescribed under a regulation for this subsection.

A body may be prescribed for subsection (3)(b) only if—

it is a landowner of rural land; or

it holds written permission from a landowner authorising members of the body to shoot on the landowner’s rural land.

If the reason is an occupational requirement, the applicant must state why possession of a weapon is necessary in the conduct of the applicant’s business or employment.