Firearms

Firearms in Australia

In Australia, responsibility for firearm matters is shared between the Commonwealth and state and territory governments.

The Attorney-General’s Department grants permission to import certain types of firearms and firearm-related articles under the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956.

Importing Firearms

The Attorney-General’s Department administers the granting of permission to import certain types of firearms and firearm-related articles under the regulatory scheme set out in the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956.

National Firearms Register

Keep up to date on the development of a system that will help law enforcement access firearms information and prevent tragedies.

National Firearms Amnesty

The Permanent National Firearms Amnesty encourages individuals to surrender unwanted, unregistered or otherwise illegally held firearms.

National Firearms Agreement

In February 2017, the Law, Crime and Community Safety Council agreed to an updated 2017 National Firearms Agreement.

The updated agreement amalgamates the 1996 National Firearms Agreement and 2002 National Handgun Agreement into a single point of reference for firearms regulation in Australia.

State and territory firearm registries

State and territory police are generally responsible for administering firearms within Australia. The websites for state and territory firearms registries are below.

Legislation

Resources

Visit AGD firearms publications for more information and resources.

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