QUEENSLAND POLICE SERVICE
GUIDE TO FORM 28 APPLICATION FOR A
PERMIT TO ACQUIRE
(Under the Weapons Act 1990)
Acquiring from a Deceased Estate
Where a person acquires a registered rearm or weapon as a direct beneciary of a deceased estate and there is a valid Testamentary
Disposition on Laws of Succession (Commonly known as a Will), the rearm or weapon will be transferred/registered to the appropriate licence
of the beneciary without need for a Permit to Acquire on the production of the appropriate justication.
The following documentation is required to enable consideration to be made for the transfer of the rearm or weapon into your possession:
• A copy of the Will;
• Written authority from EACH beneciary (if applicable);
• A copy of the Death Certicate;
• A letter containing the following:
◦ That you are the direct beneciary and your contact details;
◦ A request to transfer/register the rearm or weapon to your licence providing your licence number;
◦ The full rearm or weapon details such as serial number, make, model and calibre;
◦ The licence details of the deceased.
If you require further information about acquiring a rearm or weapon form a deceased estate, information can be found on the Weapons Li-
censing website located at: www.police.qld.gov.au/programs/weaponsLicensing/faq/deceasedEstates.htm
You may also contact Weapons Licensing on (07) 3015 7777 between the hours of 9am–4pm,
Monday–Friday.
• Yes, a fee is payable at the time of application and is subject to the annual CPI increases. The current prescribed fee is available on the
Weapons Licensing website at: http://www.police.qld.gov.au/programs/weaponsLicensing/fees.htm.
• Your application for a Permit to Acquire must be lodged at a Queensland Police Station accompanied by the prescribed fee. It is recom-
mended that contact be made to the Police Station where you intend to lodge the application. You will be given a receipt for the fee and
the Station section completed on your application. The fee receipt provided and station notation on the application form is verication that
the application was lodged at a police establishment.
• Once the application fee has been paid and the station notation completed at the police station, the original application must be forwarded
to Weapons Licensing by either the applicant or the police station. It is recommended that you keep a copy of your application for
your records.
• Applications for Permit to Acquire will only be processed from the original application – no facsimile copies will be accepted or processed.
As soon as practicable after the period specied in Section 101 of the Weapons Regulation 2016.
Section 56 Waiting period for decisions on application for permit to acquire.
1. This section prescribes the period for section 42 of the Act
2. The period is 28 days after the day the applicant lodges the application for the permit to acquire the weapon.
3. However, if—
(a) the applicant already holds a rearm under a licence; or
(b) an authorised ofcer is satised there are exceptional circumstances;
The period is the remainder of the day on which the applicant lodges the application for the permit.
The information on the application regarding the Storage Facility Declaration and Storage Requirements for Firearms/Weapons, are included in
accordance with resolutions determined at the 45
th
Australasian Police Ministers’ Council Meeting in 2003.
They are included in the interests of reducing the theft of rearms and rearms safety in general.
Firearms must be kept UNLOADED other than when being used to shoot, except where the rearm is being used under a security licence
(Guard), while the rearm is loaded for the purpose of repairs or the rearm is being used by a person doing an approved course of instruction
under the supervision of a person holding a rearms licence (Instructor). Secure storage facility rearms must be stored unloaded in a locked
container with the bolt removed or the action broken.
For Category D, H or R rearms, the container must be a rigid structure made of solid steel and be bolted to the frame or oor of a permanent
building. For Category A, B, C or M rearms, the container must be rigid structure made of solid steel or timber and if it weighs less than 150kg,
be securely xed to the frame or oor of a permanent building. The container must also have a sturdy combination lock, keyed lock or keyed
padlock and always kept locked when the rearm is not in use.
Collectors, other than collectors who possess no more than 30 weapons other than Category H, AND licence holders who possess more than
a total of 30 Category A, B, C or D weapons or 30 Category H weapons, are required to have a higher standard of storage. Weapons must be
stored unloaded in a locked container, or a locked gun rack, in a locked room. Alternatively, weapons may be stored in a locked vault.
Businesses including Dealers, Armourers, Theatrical Ordnance Suppliers and Security Organisations also require a higher standard of storage.
Refer to sections of the Weapons Act 1990 and the Weapons Regulation 2016 for specic storage measures relevant to the class of licence.
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QUEENSLAND POLICE SERVICE
GUIDE TO FORM 28 APPLICATION FOR A
PERMIT TO ACQUIRE
(Under the Weapons Act 1990)
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO ACCOMPANY APPLICATION
You are required to provide the following details to accurately assess your application:
• The make, model, type, calibre and action of the intended rearm/weapon;
• Why the weapon is required and why the need cannot be satised in another way (Cat. B only).
You are required to provide the following details to accurately assess your application:
• The make, model, type, calibre and action of the intended rearm/weapon;
• Why the weapon is required and why the need cannot be satised in another way.
You are required to provide the following details to accurately assess your application:
• The make, model, type, calibre, action and barrel length of the intended rearm/weapon;
• A letter/certicate from your shooting club stating:
• That you are a current member of the club;
• The type of rearm that is being acquired and is approved for use at their range of the club or an
approved shooting club afliated with the club.
If there are already two Category H rearms of the same calibre and action on the sports shooter licence and you are wanting to acquire more
rearms of the same calibre and action, please PROVIDE A DETAILED GENUINE REASON as to why the need cannot be satised with the
current rearms registered to your sports shooters licence.
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If your current Concealable licence (Category H) has been issued for both Primary Production use (PP1) and Sports and Target Shooting (PC1),
you must specify which rearm (if any) you require for the purposes of Primary Production.
You are required to provide the following details to accurately assess your application:
• The make, model and serial number of the weapon (if known);
• Why the weapon is required.
You are required to provide the following details to accurately assess your application:
• The make, model, type, calibre and action of the intended rearm/weapon; serial number (if known)
• Category B and M, please supply the reason(s) why the weapon is required and why the need cannot be satised in another way.
You are required to provide the following details to accurately assess your application:
• The make, model, type, calibre and action of the intended rearm/weapon;
• Category B please supply a letter stating the reason(s) why the weapon is required and why the need cannot be satised in another way.
You are required to provide the following details to accurately assess your application:
• Whether you are the owner, manager, lessee or employee of the owner of the rural land;
• The location and size of the property where you intend to use the rearm and the frequency of the visits to the property
(if not residing on the property);
• A description of the type of terrain encountered on the property, the various areas of land and their use (e.g., 10,000ha at grassland,
500ha mountainous forest and bushland, 1650ha total, cultivation, grazing stock);
• Details of any other person who is licensed for Category C, D or H rearms in respect to the property.
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QUEENSLAND POLICE SERVICE
GUIDE TO FORM 28 APPLICATION FOR A
PERMIT TO ACQUIRE
(Under the Weapons Act 1990)
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO ACCOMPANY APPLICATION (Continued)
If there are a number of rearms currently registered to your licence:
• Provide details as to why an additional rearm/weapon is required; and
• Why the need cannot be satised by the rearm(s)/weapon(s) currently registered to your licence; and
• The calibre and action of the rearm/weapon.
• Whether the rearm or weapon is permanently or temporarily inoperable.
• A inoperable D, H, M or R rearm or weapon will require a Form 31 Certicate of Firearm/Weapon being permanently
inoperable upon application.
• A inoperable rearm/weapon requires information relating to the obvious and signicant commemorative, historic, thematic
or investment value of the rearms/weapons. (Documentation for each weapon must be substantiated for each claim).
Commemorative: e.g.,100
th
anniversary of the Winchester Rie or a rearm/weapon produced for a particular person or event.
Historic: e.g., The trench warfare of World War I and what makes the rearm/weapon different from others produced.
e.g., A denite theme must be identied and what makes the rearm/weapon signicant to the theme.
Investment: e.g., How this rearm/weapon will make signicant prot to the owner. Commemorative or historic may also fall into
this category.
Category H, temporarily inoperable handguns, other than pre-1901, must also be accompanied by a declaration signed by a representative of
an approved historical society stating that the representative is satised that the rearm/weapon is of obvious and signicant commemorative,
historic, thematic or investment value.
If the weapon being acquired is currently held in safekeeping you are required to provide a signed letter from the registered owner conrming
details of the weapon and authorising the sale and disposal of the nominated weapon.
Further information regarding Permits to Acquire can be found at www.police.qld.gov.au/programs/weaponslicensing
or : Weapons Licensing on (07) 3015 7777
Monday–Friday between 9am–4pm.
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Weapons Act Licence no.
OR
Applications case reference no.
Family name
Given name(s)
Date of birth
Day Month Year
Property name/
Lot on Plan
Street number
and name
Suburb/Locality
State Postcode
How long have you
lived at this address?
Years Months
Postal Address
(e.g., PO Box)
Suburb/Locality
State Postcode
Home Work
Mobile Fax
Email
FORM 28
QUEENSLAND
Weapons Act 1990
Section 40
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1. APPLICANT DETAILS
Form 28 Application for a Permit to Acquire
Page 1 of 3
APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT TO ACQUIRE
Are you acquiring from a deceased estate? Yes No
If YES, please refer to the Guide, as you may not be required to obtain a Permit to Acquire.
QLD Individual QLD Dealer QLD Police Station Interstate
Overseas Other
(Please specify)
Licence Number
2. DISPOSER DETAILS
W L S - F 2 8
QLD
QLD
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Category A C D E H M R
Serial number
Make
Model
Type
Action Calibre
ONLY
Barrel length Weapon length
For a category B, C, D, M or H weapon, you must state the reasons why this weapon is required and why the need cannot be
satised in another way:
(Refer to the attached guide for additional requirements regarding Collectors, Category C, E, H Security Organisations,
Category C, H Primary Producers or Category H Sports and Target Shooters)
3. WEAPONS DETAILS
4. GENUINE NEED
Family name
Given name(s)
Property name/
Lot on Plan
Street number
and name
Suburb/Locality
State Postcode
As the registered owner of the below weapon which is held in safekeeping I authorise the sale of this weapon. (Please refer
to the attached guide for additional requirements to accompany application regarding weapons held in safekeeping).
Date
Registered Owner’s Signature Day Month Year
2. DISPOSER DETAILS (Continued)
Form 28 Application for a Permit to Acquire
Magazine
capacity
QLD
2015
Page 3 of 3
Form 28 Application for a Permit to Acquire
I herby declare that I have access to a secure storage facility located at:
Property name/
Lot on Plan
Street name
and number
Suburb/Locality
State
Q L D
Postcode
and it complies with the Weapons Act 1990 and the Weapons Regulation 2016.
I certify that the information I have given is true and correct in every detail and have attached all
required documentation.
Date
Signature of Applicant Day Month Year
6. APPLICANT CERTIFICATION
Receiving member
Document completed Name
Fee received and receipt
information completed
Rank and reg. no./
Level and payroll no.
Signature
Date
Day Month Year
Name of receiving station
Police station
receipt no.
Permit Fee
$ ▪
Date
Day Month Year
7. POLICE STATION USE ONLY
The Queensland Police Service is collecting your information for the purpose of processing your application for a permit to acquire. The collection
of this information is authorised by the Weapons Act 1990 (Qld). The information you provide will not be used or disclosed without your consent unless
such use or disclosure is authorised or required by law, including the Weapons Act 1990 (Qld), Police Service Administration Act 1990 (Qld) and the
Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld). You have a right to access personal information that the Queensland Police Service holds about you, subject to any
exceptions in relevant legislation. If you wish to seek access to your personal information or inquire about the handling of your personal information, please
contact the Queensland Police Service Right to Information and Privacy Unit by email at rti@police.qld.gov.au, by telephone 07 3364 4666 or by
facsimile 07 3364 4675.
QLD
2015
