Firearms
- ️Thu Dec 12 2024
National Firearms Agreement
In February 2017, the Law, Crime and Community Safety Council agreed to an updated 2017 National Firearms Agreement.
The updated agreement amalgamates the 1996 National Firearms Agreement and 2002 National Handgun Agreement into a single point of reference for firearms regulation in Australia.
State and territory firearm registries
State and territory police are generally responsible for administering firearms within Australia. The websites for state and territory firearms registries are below.
- Australian Capital Territory Firearms Registry
- New South Wales Police Firearms Registry
- Northern Territory Police Firearms Policy and Records Unit
- Queensland Weapons Licensing
- South Australia Police Firearms Branch
- Tasmania Police Firearms Services
- Victoria Police Licensing and Regulation Division
- Firearms | Western Australia Police Force
Legislation
Resources
Visit AGD firearms publications for more information and resources.
Contact us
- General enquiries: firearms.enquiries@ag.gov.au
- Application specific enquiries: firearms.applications@ag.gov.au
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