Firearms Registry
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Verify Licence/Permit
If you would like to check the status of a firearms licence or Permit to Acquire, you can use the link below. Security Firms can check the validity of a firearms licence issued to employees, dealers can check the status of a licence or Permit to Acquire, clubs may wish to check the validity of a firearms licence for a person wishing to use the shooting range.
- Verify a Firearms Licence/Permit or Permit to Acquire: Register of Firearms Licences and Permits to Acquire
- About the Register
What Services Do We Offer?
Our services include:
- Issuing firearm licences and permits to individuals, clubs, businesses and firearms dealers
- Issuing approvals for clubs, ranges and training
- Registering firearms to all of the above
- Issuing permits to acquire firearms
- Customs clearances for imported firearms
- Providing information about licences, firearms and permits
- Providing updates on firearm related matters
Licence Holder News
- Safety Matters
- Legislative Requirements
- Safe Storage Inspections
- Permit to Acquire a Firearm - How They Work
What's New?
2011
- Firearms Amendment (Exemption) Regulation 2010 (PDF)
- Firearms Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 - Commencement Date 4 February 2011 (PDF, 200KB)
- New legislation Q & A's (PDF, 36KB)
2010
- Weapons and Firearms Legislation Amendment Bill 2010
- New Legislation Q & A's
- Weapons Prohibition Regulation 2009
- Ammunition no longer commercially available (PDF, 57KB)
Change Personal Details
- Change of Personal Details - Fact Sheet (PDF, 265KB)
- Change of Personal Details - Form (PDF, 142KB)
Additional Forms
- Credit Card Authority (PDF, 0.96MB)
- Health Professionals Notification - Fact Sheet & Form (PDF, 373KB)
Related Agencies
Report gun crime to Crime Stoppers - 1800 333 000
Report the illegal possession, sale or use of firearms to Crime Stoppers. All calls to Crime Stoppers are treated with the strictest confidentiality and you can remain anonymous.
With your help, NSW Police Force can continue to combat illegal firearms in our community.
So if you have any information about illegal firearms, no matter how small, call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
To report a life-threatening or time-critical emergency, please call Triple Zero (000).