Thread: New FAL waiting time

A firearms licence consists of three interviews for a a standard A-Cat licence. 4 interviews for a B-Cat, C-Cat and D-Cat licence. You have referee's that cancel at the last minute because it doesn't suit themselves and that delays the whole process. You have applicants that have no security installed because they don't intend to buy a rifle but want to borrow a mate's rifle. Previous to all this the applicant and his referee's have to have the Arms Officer process the application and prepare the interview documents for the vetting officer/s specific to the applicant and each referee. Then then once all the interviews are completed along with the recommendations from the vettor/s and returned to the Arms Officer for approval or not. The file may then be requested for an audit. It's not a driver licence or a passport.

Obviously, certain districts in the country are not performing as well as they should for whatever reason and that is rightly completely unacceptable and frustrating for applicant's in those areas. However, the pressure is now being applied to said areas by the new Firearms Regulatory Unit who are trying to get all areas up to speed and completely consistent across the country.