StraightWhiteMale wrote:I was just reading the weapons regulation 2016 and division 2 section 10 “Waiting period before application for licence can be decided” states.
For section 15(1) of the Act, the period is—
(a)
for an application for a licence other than a visitor’s licence—
(i) until the end of the 28th day after the application was lodged;
So in an ideal world with a efficient public service the application should be granted in 28 days. However because it says “can be decided” not “must be decided” they can take as long as they like. But we must pay instantly?
Try not to do your head in too much mate, the waiting game is a killer. But what you have quoted essentially says that they will not review your application until a minimum 28 days after lodged application. They still need to ID check, Vet you etc in the application process, before they make a decision.
There is a 28 day wait period relating to your first PTA also, but this should be sorted given the fact that you have submitted your PTA/s with your case ID.
These are in place to discourage someone applying for a license and acquiring their first firearm with the intention of doing something unreasonable, giving them time to cool down, if you catch my drift.