daninjt wrote:Hi, im a new member, this is my first post.
i submitted my new licence application on the 10/2/2018. i got the confirmation email and I've been charged but i haven't got any information regarding an id check or anything like that. Is that something i need to get done myself? or should i be waiting to hear back from them about this? Also submitted my PTA the day after (11/2/2018) roughly how long am i looking at before i am able to pick up my gun? ive been reading roughly 12-15 weeks, is that still how long its been taking for everyone else?
thanks.
wjw wrote:Finally!!
applied my ab licesen and PTA on 26/01/2018
ID check on 20/03/2018
Received approval email of license on 16/04/2018
Still waiting for the PTA.
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Update on 17/04/2018:
PTA has been approved after received Licence approval email 2hr.
daninjt wrote:wjw wrote:Finally!!
applied my ab licesen and PTA on 26/01/2018
ID check on 20/03/2018
Received approval email of license on 16/04/2018
Still waiting for the PTA.
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Update on 17/04/2018:
PTA has been approved after received Licence approval email 2hr.
How did they reach out to you for your ID check? I submitted my Licence Application 14 days after you but haven't heard anything from them since.
nightforcenxs wrote:i spoke to the blokes at my local GS and he said weapons licensing is so busy they cant even ring on wednesdays theres been over 14,500 PTA just this year so its just a waiting game as they are extremely busy
Member-Deleted wrote:nightforcenxs wrote:i spoke to the blokes at my local GS and he said weapons licensing is so busy they cant even ring on wednesdays theres been over 14,500 PTA just this year so its just a waiting game as they are extremely busy
Does the PTA actually fulfil a useful purpose other than makework? Surely having jumped through all the hoops and checks to obtain a licence in the first place (firearm safety course, criminal history checks, club membership, ID checks, 2 x references and minimum annual participation in the case of Cat H licence) I have already been judged trustworthy enough to acquire a weapon of the licence class I hold. Why do I need a further layer of "permission"? . If I'm buying from a dealer, the PTA I submit just lists the dealer's licence number and the action type and calibre I want. I don't have to specify a make or serial number (WL actually told me not to list the serial number because it slows the processing time).. It's only after I buy it and walk out the door with my new firearm that the dealer sends in the paper work to WL telling them what I actually now own with make model and serial number. Why not cut out the PTA step altogether? Whether you buy from a dealer or the private exchange is brokered through the dealer, the dealer sights your licence. It should just be a case of the dealer submitting a form saying this is what this licensed person has now acquired, add it to their record. That way the State still knows who I am, where I live, what firearms I own and where I store them. The dealer is not going to sell you something that's outside your licence categories if they want to keep their licence. The PTA just looks like the answer to a question no-one was asking.
JimmyJames wrote:Anyone know what the current License waiting times are?
Cheers
JimmyJames wrote:anyone know if there is a way you can speed up your application?
Miniaction wrote:PTA 15 May approved 17 May (and for the death machine adler itself)
Pretty happy with that considering my last one in Feb took nearly a month.