Telephone the Firearms Registry (1300 362 562) and request a Firearms Licence Application.

The registry staff will ask you for some basic information and send you a personalised application in your name.

When applying for a licence you must post the the following to the Firearms Registry:

1. A completed "Application for a Personal Firearms Licence Form" (P561).
   
   
2. One or more of the following completed "Genuine Reason" forms:
   Target Shooting (P660), Recreational Hunting/Vermin Control (P661), Collecting (P662).
   
   
3. A certificate showing you have completed an approved Firearms Licence Qualification Course, such as the SSAA Safe Shooting Course.
   
   
4. A copy of your current SSAA membership card marked with T, H, and/or C, to show that you have the relevant activities registered with your club.

N.B. If you are applying for a firearms licence to hunt, you may supply a copy of a property owners "letter of permission" to use their property for this purpose instead of, or as well as, showing that you have H on your membership card.

Firearms Licence Qualification Course:

1. The certificate showing you have completed an approved Firearms Licence Qualification Course must be submitted with your licence application.
   
   
2. As the course contains both a theoretical and practical component, before starting the course you must first apply for approval to handle firearms during training.
   
   
3. Amongst the forms sent by the Registry will be a P580 for this purpose. Make sure you complete both sides of the P580 form and send it off to the Firearms Registry by mail or fax (02 6670 8550). Within two weeks you should receive a letter of approval from the Registry permitting you to participate in the course.

Click here for a list of SSAA Safe Shooting Course assessors in your area, or contact
the SSAA NSW State Office on (02) 8889 04000 for more information.

Finally, and just as important as all the other steps, in order to retain your Firearms Licence, and your firearms, you must meet the Minimum Attendance and Safe Storage requirements as specified by the Firearms Act.