New law.

Questions about Queensland gun and ammunition laws. QLD Weapons Act 1990.

New law.

Post by alexjones » 30 Mar 2026, 9:30 pm

They changed the Weapons Act section 35(6C)

You can now lend or borrow guns for 6 months without needing a PTA. It use to be 3 months.

Weird this slipped in or has not been mentioned by shooter union. I just noticed it because I am lending out a rifle and my mate thought you need a PTA but I told him no you can have it for 3 months without a PTA so long as you are suitably licensed.
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Re: New law.

Post by alexjones » 30 Mar 2026, 9:33 pm

So this can be considered a win. Not often a law gets “laxed”.
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Re: New law.

Post by No1_49er » 30 Mar 2026, 10:07 pm

alexjones wrote:So this can be considered a win. Not often a law gets “laxed”.

Would also be a good fix if they stopped using the word WEAPON.
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Re: New law.

Post by alexjones » 30 Mar 2026, 10:15 pm

No1_49er wrote:
alexjones wrote:So this can be considered a win. Not often a law gets “laxed”.

Would also be a good fix if they stopped using the word WEAPON.


Yeah but it was even called that back in 1990 when QLD along with TAS had the best laws in the federation.

The weapons act contains all sorts of things that are not firearms. Gas, grenades, blades etc
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Re: New law.

Post by bigrich » 31 Mar 2026, 4:16 am

alexjones wrote:
No1_49er wrote:
alexjones wrote:So this can be considered a win. Not often a law gets “laxed”.

Would also be a good fix if they stopped using the word WEAPON.


Yeah but it was even called that back in 1990 when QLD along with TAS had the best laws in the federation.

The weapons act contains all sorts of things that are not firearms. Gas, grenades, blades etc


how do i do a PTA for grenades ? :D would be useful when a mob of pigs is bunched up in a gully :lol:
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