Trying to make sense of the ACT PtA.
https://www.police.act.gov.au/sites/default/files/PDF/Forms/firearm-permit-application.pdf
It requires complete details including the serial number.
So you basically have to own the firearm to be able to put in the PtA?
Is a dealer supposed to hold a firearm for you for a month until the PtA comes back, and if it's approved then you can buy it?
Down here I see a firearm I like and I simply buy it. PtA takes five minutes to several hours and I take it home with me.