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Home > Police > Services > FirearmsFirearm registration (permits)To register a firearm in the Northern Territory you will also need a Purchase Permit needed to acquire a firearm. Applying for a Purchase PermitWhen ever a person intends to acquire a firearm, by whatever means including receiving the firearm by way of inheritance, gift, trade or exchange, or through a purchase, the person must have applied for and have received a Purchase Permit for each firearm sought. For Category A and B firearms, the applicant need only submit the application for the permit, as the genuine reason for acquiring the firearm has been established when the applicants licence was granted. For Category C, D and H firearms, the applicant must submit the application for the permit indicating what genuine reason, as well as why they need that specific type of firearm for. The applicant must produce evidence to the Commissioner's satisfaction that the need can not be met by any other means (including by the possession or use of Category A or B firearms). Applications for a Purchase Permit can be made at any Police Station in the Northern Territory. How Purchase Permits workAfter a permit has been approved and issued the applicant will receive two copies of the permit. The information below details how the permit is to be used. Private purchasesWith the registered owner of the firearm you intend to purchase, attend at any Licensed Firearm Dealer, with the two copies of the Permit, and the firearm you intend to purchase; or With the registered owner of the firearm you intend to purchase attend, at any Police Station, with the two copies of the Permit, and the firearm you intend to purchase. The Dealer or Police Officer who witnesses the purchase will endorse both copies of the Permit. You will be given one copy of the Permit to Purchase by either the Dealer or Police Officer, while the second copy will be retained by them. They will in turn return their copy to the Firearms Policy and Records Unit, who will use the information to register the firearm to you. Your endorsed copy of the Permit is authorization to possess the firearm until a registration certificate is forwarded to you in the mail. If you do not receive a Registration Certificate for your firearm within three weeks of the purchase, then you should contact the Firearms Policy and Records Unit on 08 89 223544. If you do not receive a registration certificate and you fail to contact the Firearms Policy & Records Unit, there is a possibility that your firearm may not have been legally registered.
Dealer purchasesAttend at the Licensed Firearm Dealer from whom you are to purchase the firearm, with the two copies of the Permit. The Dealer will endorse the Permit with the firearm details. The Dealer will return one copy of the endorsed Permit to Purchase to you. The other copy is retained by the Dealer and at a later date sent to Police who will then register your firearm from this information. Your endorsed copy of the Permit is authorisation to possess the firearm until a registration certificate is forwarded to you in the mail. If you do not receive a Registration Certificate for your firearm within three weeks of obtaining it, then you should contact the Firearms Policy and Records Unit on 08 89 223544. Interstate purchasesTwo copies of the Permit will be forwarded to you. You send the two copies of the Permit to the Dealer interstate. As detailed on the bottom of the Permit, you are to ensure that the Dealer is made aware that a copy of the completed and endorsed Permit must be returned to the Firearms Policy & Records Unit, PO Box 39764, Winnellie NT 0821. It is requested that you contact this Unit when you obtain physical possession of your firearm to ensure that it has been registered to you. Your compliance with this request will prevent a possible failure in communication between the interstate Dealer and the NT Police where the Dealer’s copy of the Permit has not been received and therefore your firearm is not registered. If you do not receive a Registration Certificate for your firearm within three weeks of obtaining it, then you should contact the Firearms Policy and Records Unit on 08 89 223544. |
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