QLD weapons licencing waits

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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by Patriot » 08 Aug 2018, 12:53 pm

Patriot wrote:Thanks for the reply mate

Nah no convictions recorded and I did declare them on the application.

ID check email today

3 months and 2 days
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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by Angel » 08 Aug 2018, 12:57 pm

Looks like A/B are getting done quicker than H. Anyone know why this would be?
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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by JimmyJames » 08 Aug 2018, 6:46 pm

Still waiting for the plastic, will be 2 weeks on friday since approval
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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by tofu » 09 Aug 2018, 7:05 pm

JimmyJames wrote:Still waiting for the plastic, will be 2 weeks on friday since approval


hey mate, it may be like mine. it was 12 weeks before i got ID check, then 2 weeks for plastic. however, i bought a 223 rifle from a shop for delivery to my house and i got the gun before i got the plastic. the documentation that came with the gun had my license number on it.
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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by wjw » 10 Aug 2018, 2:52 pm

New H license
Applied date: 30/4
Approved date: 10/8
No ID check required
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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by Cryptic » 10 Aug 2018, 5:00 pm

Ran into someone today who only got their letter of approval to join a pistol club after 8 months. Hate to see how long their lic will take after their 6 month probie. :shock:
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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by Patriot » 13 Aug 2018, 9:57 am

Patriot wrote:
Patriot wrote:Thanks for the reply mate

Nah no convictions recorded and I did declare them on the application.

ID check email today

3 months and 2 days

Approval email today
It says license will be mailed after “quality assurance checks” anyone know what that means?
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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by Chinballs » 13 Aug 2018, 12:35 pm

Patriot wrote:Approval email today
It says license will be mailed after “quality assurance checks” anyone know what that means?


It just means it has to be printed. They say the same thing when you get a PTA approved.

Their quality assurance isn't that great. My dealer got his new card one year with my brother's photo (he is a dealer's associate) on it :lol:
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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by Angel » 14 Aug 2018, 10:35 am

I've basicaly given up. Applied 25/04 cat H. Still nothing. Was told last thursday that it just needed a supervisor to sign off on it and yet still nothing as of today.
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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by Angel » 14 Aug 2018, 4:55 pm

Angel wrote:I've basicaly given up. Applied 25/04 cat H. Still nothing. Was told last thursday that it just needed a supervisor to sign off on it and yet still nothing as of today.


Umm so you would never guess.. Literally two hours after the above named rant, I get the approval emai :lol: :lol: :D. Sooo, Applied 25/04 Email on 14/08.
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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by Daddybang » 14 Aug 2018, 6:19 pm

Angel wrote:
Angel wrote:I've basicaly given up. Applied 25/04 cat H. Still nothing. Was told last thursday that it just needed a supervisor to sign off on it and yet still nothing as of today.


Umm so you would never guess.. Literally two hours after the above named rant, I get the approval emai :lol: :lol: :D. Sooo, Applied 25/04 Email on 14/08.


Sometimes it pays to rant!!! :lol:
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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by AMSTAR » 19 Aug 2018, 6:40 am

Applied for A and B on the 05/06/2018
Email for the ID Check on the 07/08/2018, attended for the ID check the following day.
Received a phone call from the local Police Station 3 days ago looking to carry out a safe inspection?
No word on licence approval so far.
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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by drewvale » 21 Aug 2018, 9:39 am

AMSTAR wrote:Applied for A and B on the 05/06/2018
Email for the ID Check on the 07/08/2018, attended for the ID check the following day.
Received a phone call from the local Police Station 3 days ago looking to carry out a safe inspection?
No word on licence approval so far.



really? they will inspect your safe storage before license approval?
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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by Daddybang » 21 Aug 2018, 9:50 am

drewvale wrote:
AMSTAR wrote:Applied for A and B on the 05/06/2018
Email for the ID Check on the 07/08/2018, attended for the ID check the following day.
Received a phone call from the local Police Station 3 days ago looking to carry out a safe inspection?
No word on licence approval so far.



really? they will inspect your safe storage before license approval?


Yeah that's a new one!!!!
Anyone else had this?? :unknown: :drinks:
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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by Tillaan » 21 Aug 2018, 10:39 am

Had Cat A&B (3 rifles) for 18 months and recently got Cat H and Pistol still no inspection. So you might be special :)
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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by AMSTAR » 21 Aug 2018, 7:15 pm

drewvale wrote:
AMSTAR wrote:Applied for A and B on the 05/06/2018
Email for the ID Check on the 07/08/2018, attended for the ID check the following day.
Received a phone call from the local Police Station 3 days ago looking to carry out a safe inspection?
No word on licence approval so far.



really? they will inspect your safe storage before license approval?



They said they would like to check the storage facilities and check my rifle? I advised that I have a PTA in the system for a rifle but has not been approved yet. They said the paperwork on hand would be OK, I will post the outcome.
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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by AMSTAR » 21 Aug 2018, 7:17 pm

Tillaan wrote:Had Cat A&B (3 rifles) for 18 months and recently got Cat H and Pistol still no inspection. So you might be special :)



It seems very strange, perhaps my name just came up for some reason?
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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by Steers » 22 Aug 2018, 6:26 pm

Applied for Cat A and B on 30/4, heard nothing so made a phonecall to WLB on 2/8.
Email for ID check on the 3/8.
Approval email on the 7/8.
Plastic in the mail 22/8.
Pheeeew! Stoked.
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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by AMSTAR » 23 Aug 2018, 5:37 pm

Update...

The Police have cancelled the safe inspection saying they didn't realise I was a new applicant.

Phoned WLB to check on the status of application and the nice lady told me it hadn't even been looked at. She said she would look at mine next and I had the approval email in less than 30 mins. 1st PTA came through in 2 hrs, now just waiting for the 2nd PTA and the licence.
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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by drewvale » 24 Aug 2018, 7:45 am

AMSTAR wrote:Update...

The Police have cancelled the safe inspection saying they didn't realise I was a new applicant.

Phoned WLB to check on the status of application and the nice lady told me it hadn't even been looked at. She said she would look at mine next and I had the approval email in less than 30 mins. 1st PTA came through in 2 hrs, now just waiting for the 2nd PTA and the licence.


Congratulation!

how long did you wait exactly from the day 1 before you make the phone call to WLB.
seems like call them will make it faster however I still have 2 more weeks then total 3 months after application.
should I wait a bit and call them because I haven't heard anything from them yet.

Updated

received local police check this morning by email and I went to straightaway.
Do i need to reply them that I have completed or the local police station will notify them?
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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by AMSTAR » 24 Aug 2018, 5:45 pm

drewvale wrote:
AMSTAR wrote:Update...

The Police have cancelled the safe inspection saying they didn't realise I was a new applicant.

Phoned WLB to check on the status of application and the nice lady told me it hadn't even been looked at. She said she would look at mine next and I had the approval email in less than 30 mins. 1st PTA came through in 2 hrs, now just waiting for the 2nd PTA and the licence.


Congratulation!

how long did you wait exactly from the day 1 before you make the phone call to WLB.
seems like call them will make it faster however I still have 2 more weeks then total 3 months after application.
should I wait a bit and call them because I haven't heard anything from them yet.

Updated

received local police check this morning by email and I went to straightaway.
Do i need to reply them that I have completed or the local police station will notify them?


When you carry out the ID check it usually appears on the system straight away, if you haven't heard anything in a couple of weeks just give them a polite phone call to follow up. I rang them at the 11 weeks and 2 days just to make sure everything was in order.
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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by Angel » 28 Aug 2018, 6:17 am

Timeline CAT H
Applied 25/04
Email on 14/08
Plastic in the Mail 27/08.
Now off to the range i go...
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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by trekin » 28 Aug 2018, 9:04 am

AMSTAR wrote:
Tillaan wrote:Had Cat A&B (3 rifles) for 18 months and recently got Cat H and Pistol still no inspection. So you might be special :)



It seems very strange, perhaps my name just came up for some reason?

Inspection is not a requirement for new licence application approval, however it is a requirement for your first PTA approval. That's not to say that they do it for everone, but they are suppose to.
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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by Patriot » 03 Sep 2018, 2:53 pm

Applied Cat A/B 07/05/18
ID check email 08/08/18
Approval email 13/08/18

Still waiting for the card in the mail
WLB is part of the “public service” ,their service is very very poor.
My son’s driver licence only took a week to be delivered what’s the difference?
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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by Daddybang » 03 Sep 2018, 4:28 pm

Patriot wrote:Applied Cat A/B 07/05/18
ID check email 08/08/18
Approval email 13/08/18

Still waiting for the card in the mail
WLB is part of the “public service” ,their service is very very poor.
My son’s driver licence only took a week to be delivered what’s the difference?


Just something I remember hearing/reading about somewhere (so no Idea how true but someone will jump in if its not :lol: ) but the firearm license is printed down south somewhere maybe melb :unknown: and then sent back. :drinks:
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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by JSS » 03 Sep 2018, 5:10 pm

Daddybang wrote:
Just something I remember hearing/reading about somewhere (so no Idea how true but someone will jump in if its not :lol: ) but the firearm license is printed down south somewhere maybe melb :unknown: and then sent back. :drinks:


Now you've thrown interstate Aust Post into the mix it could blow out from 15 weeks to 15 months to get a licence :lol: :drinks:
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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by Toppy91 » 06 Sep 2018, 9:52 pm

Just a heads up for anyone, apparently licensing is bad at passing on that your application is approved. I waited 9 days after Licence approval and called to check. They admitted they were waiting on word on my licence and had my PTA approved 10 minutes later. My licence was approved on August 22 after applying June 6th.
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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by Patriot » 07 Sep 2018, 4:06 pm

Approval email 13.08.18

Still waiting for card!

Anyone else had to wait this long?
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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by Toppy91 » 07 Sep 2018, 4:16 pm

Patriot wrote:Approval email 13.08.18

Still waiting for card!

Anyone else had to wait this long?


I was about 12 weeks from application to card arriving
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Re: QLD weapons licencing waits

Post by Patriot » 07 Sep 2018, 4:29 pm

Toppy91 wrote:
Patriot wrote:Approval email 13.08.18

Still waiting for card!

Anyone else had to wait this long?


I was about 12 weeks from application to card arriving


I rang WLB today and was told very abruptly to wait another week and then call back.

This mob are bloody useless

I am sure they are just trying to frustrate applicants into giving up.

I have a pta that’s approved just waiting for the waiting period to expire.

Can you actually possess the firearm without having the plastic card.
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