bah wrote:Hi there,
Apologies in advance for adding another post on wait times for new category A/B license and PTA wait times, but I just noticed that the other thread had become quite long and somewhat outdated. I am reaching out to the community to gauge as how long processing times have been for recent successful applicants.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers!
Howa man wrote:Thanks mate!. And my summary about my firearms license went from application date which was on the 31st April my I’d check on the 31st of May got the approval back on the fifth of June and Recived my license in mail exactly 2 weeks from approval
rc42 wrote:WA are following that rejection approach and I think a legal challenge is in progress as it's not within the legislation.
There have been NO examples of it in QLD so far, and there is no maximum processing time for licenses or PTAs so WLB can keep all applications on hold for years if they want to, they really don't need to reject anything due to Covid but can take additional time to assess 'genuine reasons' if they choose to.
With ranges closed and productivity at WLB reduced due to staff working from home they are concentrating on license renewals and don't seem to be getting much else done, it sucks big time but welcome to the world of firearms ownership in Australia.
If you haven't submitted your first PTA then you should probably do that now, it also has a 28 day waiting period but it can run concurrently with your license processing time which means both come through the system together, otherwise that additional 28 days will annoy you somewhat.
AussieCapitalist wrote:Mate I applied for my A/B licence this year in mid Feb and got it in 8 weeks in April, as well as 4 PTAs just the other day. So the fact you are waiting from December is bizarre.
TheBuffPirannah wrote:
Damn, stories like that make me cry. They say it is processed in order of who applied first but I really do wonder.
AussieCapitalist wrote:
Did you do it online or by paper? I have heard by paper can take over 6 months. Did you apply as a member of a club or as rural land shooter?