NSW Firearms licence and weapons laws

KEY TAKEAWAYS

To possess or use a firearm in NSW requires a firearms licence or permit. It also requires a permit to acquire a firearm, and it requires the firearm(s) to be registered. Similarly, a permit is required to use or possess a prohibited weapon. Breaches of the firearms or prohibited weapons laws result in heavy maximum penalties under the Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) and Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 (NSW).

To get a "firearms licence", you need to have a "genuine reason". For certain firearms a "special need" is required. To get a "firearms permit", a "legitimate reason" is required, and to get a permit for a "prohibited weapons", a "genuine reason" is required.

NSW FIREARMS REGISTRY