First time buying unsure on use of PTA

[Pumbaaor]

I am new the QLD WPN licence and don't know the ins and outs of what I can do and not.
I have submitted my licence and PTA online and am waiting for them to clear with my PTA I nominated my preferred gun store, I had my eye on a second hand rifle but it has since been sold as QPS like to drag their feet with new applications.

So my questions is this can I use the PTA for my nominated store to buy a second hand rifle from another person while using the store as the broker?

Or am I stuck with waiting for a new rifle to come up or pony up the cash and buy new.

Thank you all for your help

[Blr243]

I’m in Qld. I bought rifles from my father in nsw. When I filled out disposer details I provided my fathers details. But apparently I was supposed to write the Qld receiving Gun stores details because technically they are the disposer. But it’s confusing because I thought my father was the disposer .....your dealer will receive the pta by email. So the sale is going thru him no matter what. So I think whoever u buy from , it must be posted ( couriered ) to your gunstore. And off course I could be completely wrong too ..... your nominated store will know more than I

[TassieTiger]

If it works like Tas ;
Re 2nd hand - Your effectively buying from the dealer - not the seller.
The receiving dealer has to register in their name/books before they can on sell to you...

[LawrenceA]

I am in QLD.
You are buying from the dealer.
For this reason I keep the details on the PTA as limited as possible as it must match what the dealer has if you go into detail.
For instance:
If I wrote bolt action 22. Then can buy any bolt action 22
If I wrote Brno bolt action 22 serial 1234. Then the PTA will not be approved until that particular rifle comes into the dealers records.

[Rwd22]

The easiest way in this instance I can think of. Find someone selling a second hand rifle, pay them the funds, get them to transfer the firearm onto the gunstores license, use your PTA against the gunstore. Even if your PTA was for a private seller, it still needs to be brokered at a gunshop. So you're just adding a step in there to achieve the same outcome. Providing your Local gunshop is somewhat helpful it shouldn't be a problem.

Outside of that you need to buy/order a new rifle in the same specs, or wait for that dealer to get ahold of another 2nd hand rifle in the same specs, which could be either a short wait, or a very very long wait.

I was hesitant throwing money at my first rifle before I had my license or PTA approved, but knowing I had one paid in full sitting there awaiting the paperwork made things alot easier in the end.

[Pumbaaor]

Thank you everyone this has helped me alot. Super keen to hurry up and wait till I can get some range time in