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Firearms Collector Licence - Northern Territory

Description

You will need this licence if you intend to collect firearms. A firearm collector is a person who possess and displays firearms:

  • for curiosities or ornaments
  • for their historic or artistic value, or mechanical uniqueness.

A collector's piece is a firearm that a collector may want for either of the reasons stated above, and may include a firearm that:

  • would not normally be permitted to be registered
  • is unsafe
  • the applicant does not wish to register the firearm to be carried or discharged
  • is approved by the Commissioner of Police as a collector's piece.

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, you must:

  • have a genuine reason for the licence and for possessing and collecting firearms
  • be at least 18 years of age
  • provide proof of residency 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.
  • have not been subject to a Domestic Violence Order within the last 5 years
  • have undertaken an approved Firearm Safety Training Course or passed an approved Firearms Safety Test.

Please note that you will be required to disclose any criminal history, or any history of mental illness or incapacity that may affect your suitability to hold a licence.

Duration

10 years

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $301.00

Fees for 2025-26

Act(s) name

Firearms Act 1997 Northern Territory

Regulation(s) name

Firearms Regulations 1997 Northern Territory

Approval time

Up to 6 weeks

Additional information

This licence will not permit the collection of Category H (handguns) manufactured after 1st January 1947 - unless the applicant is endorsed by the Arms Collectors Association of the NT as a 'student of arms'. A person will be considered a student of arms if they:

  • are the holder of a firearm collectors licence
  • have been for at least 12 months, a member of an approved historical firearm's collector's society and that society recognises the person to be a student of arms
  • can demonstrate regular attendance at meetings of the society and participation in displays held by the society
  • can demonstrate that the person's firearms collection has a thematic structure and historical or commemorative value
  • possess a research library or contributes to the literature on the theme of the collection held.

Administering agency

Northern Territory Police

Police Civil Employment Unit

Contact details

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