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Firearms Club Licence - Northern Territory

Description

You will need this licence if your club intends to own firearms the use of club members.

A firearms club may include the following and operate for purposes connected with the discharge of firearms:

  • shooting unions
  • associations
  • clubs
  • other groups of people.

Your club must be licensed and have the facilities used by the club inspected by a qualified range inspector and approved by the Commissioner of Police as being safe for use by club members as well as the public.

Due to the specialised nature of this type of licence, applicants are advised to contact the agency for further advice.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible, a club must:

  • have a genuine reason for the licence and for possessing and collecting firearms
  • provide proof of incorporation
  • provide details of club representative
  • provide details of the club committee members (names and positions)
  • provide proof of operation in the Northern Territory
  • provide proof of identity
  • be able to meet the safe storage requirements under the Firearms Act and Regulations
  • provide a letter outlining the reason for wanting this licence and the theme and structure of the proposed collection.

A club representative must be nominated and be responsible for the management of the licence and firearms. The club representative must hold a firearms licence and be a resident of the Northern Territory. 

Where the club has more than one club representative, a primary club representative must be nominated.

Duration

5 years

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $600.00

Fees for 2025-26

Act(s) name

Firearms Act 1997 Northern Territory

Regulation(s) name

Firearms Regulations 1997 Northern Territory

Approval time

4 to 6 weeks

Administering agency

Northern Territory Police

Police Civil Employment Unit

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.