Vp Form 337A – Fill Out and Use This PDF

VP Form 337A

Send your completed application to:

Licensing Services Branch

GPO Box 2807AA

MELBOURNE 3001

Phone: 1300 651 645

E-mail: licensingservices@police.vic.gov.au

Internet: www.police.vic.gov.au

Application for a Permit to Acquire a Longarm

Read instruction pages carefully before completing application form.

Part 1 - Category of Licence that Longarm(s) to be acquired under

(All applicants must complete this part)

Specify the Firearm Licence Number that the firearm(s) will be acquired and registered under.

(Licence Number)

Part 2 - Personal Information (All applicants must complete this part)

Current Name

Body Corporate and/or Business Name (if applicable)

Residential or Business/Body Corporate Address

Part 2 - Personal Information (continued) (All applicants must complete this part)

Contact details (All applicants must complete, if applicable)

Telephone

(Work - Optional)

E-mail Address (indicate exact case)

Part 3 - Storage Address (All applicants to complete this part)

Part 4 - Longarm(s) to be acquired (All applicants to complete this part)

Part 4 - Longarm(s) to be acquired (continued) (All applicants to complete this part)

Genuine Need/Reason for this Firearm -

You must explain a genuine need/reason (except Category A) for the firearm you are applying to acquire:

-Firearms collectors, please explain how this firearm fits the theme of your collection:

-if the firearm is to be used for an official purpose, you are required to supply further documentation – eg. An authority to Control Wildlife issued by the Department of Substainability and Environment.

Please tick the box if the firearm to be acquired is being imported from overseas:

Firearm Collectors

If you are acquiring a firearm for the purpose of collecting, you must provide your membership details below. What is the theme of your collection? {Cross the appropriate box(es)}:

Heirlooms Licences

Your application must include a certificate of deactivation from a Licensed Firearm Dealer that the proposed firearm has been rendered permanently inoperable in accordance with the Firearms Act 1996, Schedule 2.

Genuine Need/Reason for this Firearm -

You must explain a genuine need/reason (except Category A) for the firearm you are applying to acquire:

-Firearms collectors, please explain how this firearm fits the theme of your collection:

-If the firearm is to be used for an official purpose, you are required to supply further documentation – eg. An authority to Control Wildlife issued by the Department of Substainability and Environment.

Please tick the box if the firearm to be acquired is being imported from overseas:

Firearm Collectors

If you are acquiring a firearm for the purpose of collecting, you must provide your membership details below. What is the theme of your collection? {Cross the appropriate box(es)}:

Part 4 - Longarm(s) to be acquired (continued) (All applicants to complete this part)

Genuine Need/Reason for this Firearm -

You must explain a genuine need/reason (except Category A) for the firearm you are applying to acquire:

-Firearms collectors, please explain how this firearm fits the theme of your collection:

-If the firearm is to be used for an official purpose, you are required to supply further documentation – eg. An authority to Control Wildlife issued by the Department of Substainability and Environment.

Please tick the box if the firearm to be acquired is being imported from overseas:

Firearm Collectors

If you are acquiring a firearm for the purpose of collecting, you must provide your membership details below. What is the theme of your collection? {Cross the appropriate box(es)}:

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Part 5 - Statutory Declaration (All applicants must complete this Part)

declare that all the particulars in this document are true and correct. I make this declaration in the belief that persons making a false declaration commit an offence against section 140A of the Firearms Act 1996.

See Instruction Pages (Part 5) for a list of persons who can sign the Statutory Declaration.

Privacy Statement: The information collected in this application is being collected by Victoria Police. It will be used in accordance with the provisions of the Firearms Act 1996, Private Agents Act 1966, Control of Weapons Act 1990 and the Information Privacy Act 2000. Your information may be disclosed to employers, approved bodies and other statutory authorities by Victoria Police for the purpose of law enforcement and the administration of justice. Applicants may gain access to their information through application to the Victoria Police Freedom of Information Unit. Failure to provide information requested in this application may result in this application being denied or delayed.

Instruction Pages for Application for a

Permit to Acquire a Longarm

The information contained in your application is treated as Strictly Confidential

General

This application form is to be used by current Firearms Licence holders who wish to acquire a longarm. If you do not possess a current Firearms Licence that permits you to possess a longarm, you may submit your Firearms licence application together with this Application for a Permit to Acquire a Firearm. However, the Permit to Acquire cannot be issued until you have received and paid (if a fee is payable) for your Firearms Licence.

Waiting Periods for Permits

If this application is to acquire your first firearm, the Permit to Acquire cannot be issued until 28 days has elapsed from the receipt of your application. If you already possess other registered firearms the Permit to Acquire will be issued as soon as possible.

How to use these instruction pages

There are Five Parts in the Permit to Acquire application form. You may not have to complete all parts. These instruction pages help you decide whether you have to fill out each part, and how to fill out the parts that apply to you.

•The form is to be completed in black or blue pen only.

•Attach copies of supporting documents securely to your Application and forward to Licensing Services Branch, GPO Box 2807AA Melbourne 3001.

•Contact Licensing Services Branch on telephone number 1300 651 645 or e-mail us at: licensingservices@police.vic.gov.au Online Resources: http://www.police.vic.gov.au

Do not send: original identification documents; cash, cheques or money orders.

Entering Information

Please print in capital letters and avoid contact with the edge of the boxes. When you are asked to make a choice, place a cross in the appropriate box.

Multiple Acquisition of Firearms

The application can be used to acquire multiple firearms of the same licence category. A Permit to Acquire will be issued for each firearm proposed to be acquired. A separate fee is payable for each permit issued.

Separate Permit Applications are to be submitted if you want to acquire multiple firearms under different licence type.

Interstate Acquisition of Firearms

A person may use a Permit to Acquire issued in Victoria to acquire a firearm from, or through, a Licensed Firearms Dealer in New South Wales or South Australia.

Part 1 - Category of Firearm and Licence Details (All applicants must complete this part)

Identify the Category of Firearm you propose to acquire from the firearm list below.

NOTE: A Junior Firearm licence Holder cannot own firearms, but can use A and B longarms, C longarms (being shotguns) or General Category Handguns under supervision of an appropriate firearms licence holder.

How to Complete Part 1

Specify the Firearm Licence Number that the firearms will be acquired and registered under.

Part 4 - Longarm(s) to be acquired (All applicants must complete this part)

You must provide details of the firearm(s) you wish to acquire.

•You can apply for multiple firearms of the same category.

•The licence holder may only use the permit to acquire a firearm of that Type, Action and Calibre specified.

•You can not acquire a firearm with a calibre less than or greater than that specified on the permit. Amendments to the permit by Licensed Firearm Dealers WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Category A and B longarms

Category A longarms: Prior to applying for a Permit to Acquire you are required to identify the firearm Type and Calibre only.

Category B longarms: You are required to identify the firearm Type, Action and Calibre. The Type, Action and Calibre of the firearm will then be printed on the permit. The full calibre details must be provided, eg 223REM, 303BRITISH, 270WIN etc. Provide the serial number and/or Police Reference Number (if known) of the firearm you are applying to acquire.

With the exception of Category A firearms, you must show your genuine need/reason for the acquisition of a firearm. To show a genuine need, you have to explain why you need that particular category of firearm. For example, a recreational hunter may need different types of firearms to hunt different game. A sport and target shooter may need a number of firearms in the same category to shoot in different competitions. If you are acquiring a Category B firearm you will need to explain why your genuine need cannot be met by a Category A firearm.

Category C, D, E Longarms and Heirlooms

Category C and D Longarms: For Category C or D Permit Applications, you can only acquire and own ONE semi-automatic Rimfire Rifle and/or ONE semi-automatic shotgun or pump action shotgun. Approval may in some circumstances be granted to acquire more than one Category C firearm, being a shotgun, for the reason of clay target shooting.

If you intend to acquire a Category C, D or E Longarm, or if you are acquiring a firearm under a Heirlooms Licence, you must supply full firearm details. The full calibre details must be provided, eg. 223REM, 303BRITISH, 270WIN etc.

You must show your genuine need/reason for the acquisition of a firearm. To show a genuine need, you have to explain why you need that particular category of firearm. For example, a recreational hunter may need different types of firearms to hunt different game. A sport and target shooter may need a number of firearms in the same category to shoot in different competitions. You must explain why your genuine need can not be met by another category of firearm.

Provide the serial number and/or Police Reference Number (if known) of the firearm you are applying to acquire.

Heirlooms Licences. Your application must include a certificate of deactivation from a Licensed Firearm Dealer that the proposed firearm has been rendered permanently inoperable in accordance with the Firearms Act 1996. Schedule 2.

Category 1 or 2 Firearms Collectors.

The acquisition of the firearm must meet the theme of your collection which you indicated on your licence renewal/application. Provide the serial number and/or Police Reference Number (if known) of the firearm you are applying to acquire.

If you wish to acquire a Category D or E longarm you must provide full details of that firearm and a certificate of deactivation from a Licensed Firearms Dealer that the proposed firearm(s) have been rendered permanently inoperable in accordance with the Firearms Act 1996, Schedule 2. You must also detail your genuine reason for acquiring this firearm.

Example of correctly completed form:

You must indicate full calibre details eg. 223REM, 303BRITISH.

Part 4 - Longarm(s) to be acquired (continued) (All applicants must complete this part)

Please use the codes shown in the tables below to classify your firearm

Part 5 - Statutory Declaration (All applicants must complete this part)

You must complete this part in the presence of a person authorised to witness a Statutory Declaration (see table below).