Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) If the application is for a concealable firearms licence and the applicant's reason for possession of a weapon under that licence is sports or target shooting, the application must include a current declaration by the representative of an approved pistol club stating that--
(a) the applicant holds current membership with the pistol club; and
(b) the applicant has been a member of the pistol club for the 6 month period immediately before the declaration is made; and
(c) the applicant has participated in at least 3 handgun shooting competitions during that 6 month period.
(2) Subsection (3) applies if an applicant for a concealable firearms licence--
(a) holds a licence or other authority under a law of another State that corresponds with this Act authorising the applicant to possess a category H weapon for sports or target shooting; or
(b) was, within the period prescribed under a regulation for this section, a resident of another country and at the time of the application resides only in Queensland.
(3) The declaration included in the application need not address the matters mentioned in subsection (1)(b) or (c) if the application is accompanied by evidence--
(a) for subsection (2)(a), that the applicant--
(i) has been a member of a shooting club in the other State for the 6 month period immediately before the declaration is made; and
(ii) holds a licence or other authority under a law of the other State that corresponds with this Act authorising the applicant to possess a category H weapon for sports or target shooting; and
(iii) has held the authority mentioned in subparagraph (ii) for at least 12 months; and
(iv) has, in the other State, participated in not less than the number of handgun shooting competitions necessary to comply with the law of the other State; or
(b) for subsection (2)(b), that the applicant--
(i) was permitted or authorised under the law of the other country to possess a category H weapon for sports or target shooting; and
(ii) has, within the 2 year period immediately before the declaration is made, consistently participated at a national or international level in internationally recognised shooting competitions for a category H weapon.
Examples of internationally recognised shooting competitions--
• shooting competitions in the Olympic Games
• shooting competitions in the Commonwealth Games
• metallic silhouette world championship
(4) If the application is for the renewal of a concealable firearms licence and the applicant's reason for possession of a weapon is sports or target shooting, the application must include--
(a) a current declaration by the representative of an approved shooting club stating that the applicant holds current membership with the shooting club; and
(b) a copy of the applicant's participation record for the period of the applicant's current licence.
(5) A declaration under this section is current for 28 days after the day it is signed by the representative.