PTA wait time in NSW

[Nucopia]

I dug up this older thread to comment on my experience.
Yesterday I applied for two Cat A pta's around 4pm and this morning at 6am says they have been sent. That's very quick. I can recall it taking a week during covid peak times. No such problem now.

Not having the same luck.
Applied for second Cat A PTA on Dec 19 , checked this morning and after 15 days , the status is still recommend to issue …

[Nucopia]

Now at 27 days and still recommend to issue

[Lsfan]

Now at 27 days and still recommend to issue

Geez that's odd. Seems a bit random sometimes. Have you had your licence long? I found my first couple took a while and from then on they were much quicker.

[Nucopia]

Licence was issued 8/11/22
So just on 2 months
Applied my first PTA on 15 /11/ 22 Cat A1 air rifle issued 30 days later on 15/12/22 after the normal 28 day cooling off period.
Second PTA Cat A rim fire rifle submitted on 19/12/22 today is day 28 since submitting the application.

[AS30N]

One word of advise to new shooters. There is a glitch in the system. We all know about the the 28 days cooling period for first PTA.

Now for those intending to do multiple purchases. Every one of the PTA application will incur its own 28 days waiting period before a first PTA is issued. Say put in your first application today, and 27 days later you apply for a second one, the system will assign another 28 days of waiting for the second application. But if you wait till the 29th day for the first PTA to be issued, the second one will be issued the next day.

Also bear in mind A and B are treated differently.

At least it was like that last year.

[Nucopia]

AS30N
Glitch noted
My 2nd PTA was finally issued after 29 days