Just got my new Photo Advice to renew my licence. It expires in August, and the Govt decided that the workload on the registry would be too high, so they selected a few thousand licence holders and sent out renewals to be finalised in May. The last day for me to go get a photograph at the RTA, happened to be a Saturday, so I was late by 2 days. Couldn't get it done. After a few calls to the registry and waiting online an average of 45 minutes, I finally got to write a letter, more or less begging to have a renewal sent out. I was told I would most likely have to apply for a new licence and go from scratch. Anyway, good news, I got a sympathetic reviewer and received the new photo advice on Friday. Whew!!!

Now, my mate is not going to go through the hassle, and will hand in a couple of rifles I keep for him in my safe. A beautiful Martini action .22 Hornet with really nice walnut timber and a .22 Magnum are going to the PS on Monday, to be destroyed. It is too much hassle to get an intention to buy form done, then an intention to sell, etc etc etc......

I am going to be selling my rifles in the near future. It is just getting too hard and stupid for my likes. The responsible, legitimate, law abiding owners are the ones who cop it in the neck. The crooks don't bother to get a firearms licence or get registered guns. In the meantime, the feral cats are causing massive species extinction, as are foxes, goats and pigs. Don't start me on cane toads, but they are not much sport to shoot

I just had a look @ mine 2 C when it expires.

Still valid till December

Think it's pretty damn rude that they're not sendinding out renewal notices bit of a joke if you ask me.

The average guy may only use his firearms a few times a year & dont think looking @ the expiry date on his licence is the 1st thing he does when he wakes up every morning.

Another good example of how authorities are turning law abiding citizens into criminals hey CRIM ??

They are sending out renewal notices. They call them Photo Advice forms and you need to go to the RTA to get a photo done. They sent mine out 3 months early, which meant I would lose 3 months that I had already paid for, and also made it renewable for 12 months only, which means I pay more for the annual licence. Yes it would make a Crim turn to Crim things.

Reminds me of 'FISHING LICENCES'

Yeah, they suck too!!. I am going to be selling all my fish as well.

hey KK talk about hornet later

mmm KK.. would be very interested to hear what you parting with... will PM you when i get home... Id be interested in giving a home to a .22lr if you have any..

then you will need another license.

Christos !

Have you got a permit for your Muff Gun ????????????????

KK, i got the same letter, and did miss the date also and was stressing, but the next fortnight they sent it out again saying i missed it and gave me one more deadline, all is good now but it scared the poo poo out of me!!!!!! Thought i was gonna lose it forever.

Opened the mail today & there was a letter from the Firearms Registry

Licence renewals WILL NO LONGER be subject to a 28 day waiting period

There's alot more to the letter I'll have a better read later on

You sure that is licence renewals or registrations. Can't recall anything about shooters licence renewals having a waiting period. I tink you better read that again with your on.

I guess you might be HALF correct - but ONLY if you want to change your licence category.

On 1 October 2008, the Firearms Amendment Act 2008 will commence.
It will make a number of changes to the Firearms Act 1996 and the Firearms Regulation 2006, a summary of which has been detailed below:
Firearms Licence Renewals
Licence renewals will no longer be subject to the mandatory 28 day waiting period:
where there are no changes to the licence; where you wish to add a Category A or B to an existing A or B licence.
For example:
If you hold a Category A licence and wish to add Category B during renewal, you may do so without having to wait the mandatory 28 day waiting period.

if you have a catergory A theres no waiting period to perchase another gun under that catergory

Yep, I put a post up bout this a few months back..

Same with waiting for permits to aquire.. no more waiting period..