Police within The Hume PD receive frequent requests from the Firearms Registry to seize people's firearms due to that person's Firearms Licence expiring. This usually comes at great inconvenience to the firearm owner.
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Having the police come to your house and seize your firearms and then being without those firearms for long periods while you re-apply for your firearms licence would be very frustrating.
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When a licence holder allows their firearms licence to expire, they are potentially in unauthorised possession of their own firearms. They could be guilty of the offence of 'Possession of Unauthorised Firearms', which is an offence under Section 7A of the Firearms Act 1996.
Below is the current procedure for renewing your licence, if you don't know when it expires please check the date on your licence. If internet access is an issue you can attend any Service New South Wales branch and ask for assistance, they will help you with the renewal application if you ask them.
The firearms registry will mail you a renewal application 90 days prior to the expiry of your current firearms licence. This letter includes instructions on how to reapply for your firearms licence online at Service NSW (www.service.nsw.gov.au).
You will need a MyServiceNSW account linked to the NSW Police Force and a credit card for payment of the firearms licence application fee (unless you are a primary producer, or you have a fee exemption status as a Pensioner recorded with the NSW Police Force Firearms Registry).
To reapply for your firearms licence online with no changes to your existing licence:
Log in or create a MyServiceNSW account at www.service.nsw.gov.au
Click on 'Browse Services' and select 'Police Services'
Select the identity document you have details for on the Police Services link and complete the required fields
Click on the 'Renew a firearms licence (individual)' option
If applicable, enter your credit card details for payment of the licence application fee
Attach supporting documents (if required)
Click the 'submit' button.
Provided you submit your reapplication online prior to the expiry of your current licence and no changes are made to the categories of licence held, there is no mandatory waiting period for the issue of your licence and you will have continuing authority to possess and use firearms.
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