Whys is the price of acquiring your firearms license $126.50
When the price of re-issuing it after its expired $241.50, almost double???
RR
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Whys is the price of acquiring your firearms license $126.50
When the price of re-issuing it after its expired $241.50, almost double???
RR
I think if you redo it before it expires it doesn't cost as much.
Correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toby
$126.50 - For a new firearms licence or renewal of a licence before expiry.
Standard licence expired: $241.50 - For any person whose previous firearms licence either expired, or was a "life time licence" which was deemed revoked.
it sux but chep for the fun i recon its the duck shooting one that made me take a step back!!
$90.00 this year? Bloody expensive for the amount of times I get out.Quote:
Originally Posted by samba
YEAH, and only half the weeks we had last year for Auckland & Waikato region......Quote:
Originally Posted by Raging Bull
Set or approved by the minister for the nation. Regional input not really !! Be fairer if it was get prorated but then the southerners would moan as they get the most time. Currently they get the most bang for their bucks. Nothing we can do about it unless you wish to get involved and elected then it won't be a problem cos you ll have no free time to shoot ..
The $241.50 is most likely just a nominal fee with the $126.50 more of a financial incentive to encourage Firearms users to relicence before expirey (unless you have no intention to relicence that is) in order for the Police to maintain accurate records.Quote:
Originally Posted by RichieRich
I'm sure it costs the Police much more than $241.50 to process the application.
I've been through this process within the last month and heres a brief explaination on whats involved and as you could appriciate theres a fair few hours work involved with each application not to mention the costs in maintaining the database and production and delivery of the physical licence.
Firstly I was contacted by the Arms Officer by phone to advise my licence was about to expire, confirm my current address and ask if I was intending to relicence.
I then recieved a letter explaining that my licence was about to expire and enclosed were the application forms for renewal and an explanation of how the process works.
I completed the forms, paid my money at the Police bankers @ Westpac and took the reciept and application forms to the AO who began the process by logging the reciept of this application and issuing a work order to the licencing Inspector.
I was then contacted by phone by the licencing Inspector who arranged a time to visit and interview myself, my wife and anyone else who resides at my address.
He visited on the apointed day and spent about an hour and a half with us.
He then visited my referees which took about another hour each of his time not counting traveling to visit them.
He then would have had to complete all his paperwork including a Police background check and submit them to the firearms officer for review and reccomendation.
The AO recieves this report reviews it and passes it to the Area Commander for approval.
Final sign off is completed by the Area commander who reviews the information and sends it back to the AO either accepted or rejected.
If accepted more paperwork is completed and an order is placed for the production of a New Firearms Licence.
Said licence is the posted to my address.
If rejected then the AO has even more work to complete, including reviews and appeals etc.
All this work costs the Police (Us taxpayers actually) much more than $126.50, and I'd say it would cost even more than $241.50
Cheers
Pete
Hi Pete, thanks for those details. You were probably right about the costs being more than the fee(s).Quote:
Originally Posted by P38
I've just had the interview with the inspecting officer today. Could you remember how long your whole process took, from application lodged to receiving it in the mail?
Cheers
Kit
Yeah but hey I didn't want a licence, wasn't my idea to licence everyone, oh sorry forgot my place in society, I pay for everything.
Time taken was about four or five weeks in total.Quote:
Originally Posted by shuuter
The inspector was round home days after the application was made
The majority of the time was taken up with the District Commander being too busy to sign off on the paperwork so it sat on his desk for a couple of weeks.
Once that was done the licence appeared in the mail about a week later.
Cheers
Pete
Yep that sums up the process P38. Not as straight forward as people think.
Now, how often are you checked for your firearms licence while hunting? Naughty me took a gun to a shop to have a scope mounted and taken away only to have forgotten the licence which was in my hunting day pack. Guy behind the counter wouldn't surrender the gun back to me (couldn't argue with that), 30 minutes later I was back with said licence.
when i redid my fal my ao was are ass. he even asked my wife to open my safe which she coudnt as i have the key hidden
MajorQuote:
Originally Posted by major
My wife got asked if she knew where the key was and could she show him?
Her reply was I don't know where he keeps the key.
Asked if I bash her too.
Cheers
Pete
same and he asked if i take drugs. or have any gang connections. and then he rings back 1 week later and said i need are doctors certficate make sure i dont have mental probelms. it was are a bit hard as i never go to doctors. im not looking forward to doing it againQuote:
Originally Posted by P38
Damn i thought that was me, now I have to find where all my $$ goesQuote:
Originally Posted by Maca49
Thanks tax payers!Quote:
Originally Posted by mikee
I was in Australia when my licence expired. It was 2 years over due when i renewed it and i was happy to pay the dosh rather than go through all the drama of getting a new one.
Sorry for interrupting your bitch sesh on how much shit costs:)
I take you don't mean at home ? Because if you think you're hiding in a secret no-one will ever find it place you're in for a rude shock when you get burgled. You'll be in for a ruder shock when there's a high chance your license would be suspended for leaving the key unattended.Quote:
Originally Posted by major
Yeah but he always keeps the barrel pointed in a safe direction :DQuote:
Originally Posted by P38
I put the key for my old safe in a safe place, so fu%*en safe that it was never seen again. Had to get the locksmith out and they had to cut the safe open. So my hiding place was quite safe. Now I have the keys on me, lesson learnedQuote:
Originally Posted by Kscott
I would lose them if i kept them on me!
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Its interesting.. What is a safe place to store them.. Along with the three sets of spare car keys, house keys, two sets safe keys, spare keys for work, tractor shed, garage and workshop its a rather large bundle of crap...
How tricky do you get to make it to be safe ?. I cant carry all them around . Leaving them in the car is no good either. Need a 12 or 16mm indestructible 6 inch by 6 inch safe inside a 12 inch by 12 inch safe inside a ------ Too hard back of top shelf in kitchen cupboard no good I suppose ?? No not there they on the kitchen bench ... :thumbsup:
Please please please don't pinch the mirror !!!!
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You must look like a right nut job...I had no issues, honest..........Quote:
Originally Posted by major
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Seems it depends on the AO an awful lot....
If you keep them on you make sure you have nothing identifying on your key ring! Drivers Licence, video membership tag, car rego etc.
I was in Reloaders the other month when a chap walked in asking if there was a master key or combo to get into his safe as he had lost his keys. "Where's the other set that came with the safe ? Oh, it's inside the safe" Took about 10 minutes to wipe away the tears from laughter.Quote:
Originally Posted by mikee
Love the mirror setup, those zombies would never know what hit them !
No problem there I am a nobodyQuote:
Originally Posted by Savage1
