Clubs and ranges must apply for approval or enrolment, and follow guidelines for safe operation, storage and selling of firearms and ammunition.
Firearms Registry requirements now apply
Shooting clubs and shooting ranges will need an individual firearms licence holder to register club firearms under their individual account in the Firearms Registry. This could be split between multiple people, but if one of these people resigns from the club, the arms items must be transferred to another member of the club with a firearms licence and any required endorsements.
Firearms Registry
Understand changes that were made to the Arms Act 1983 in 2025.
Shooting club is the over-arching term that includes all clubs that undertake shooting activities.
A pistol shooting club is a shooting club that facilitates shooting activities that include the use of pistols.
Understand what a non-pistol shooting club is.
Understand what a shooting range is and what activities take place within them.
Learn more about certification requirements, and how to apply for certification for a pistol shooting range.
Understand what obligations non-pistol shooting ranges must follow.
Understand what a temporary non-pistol shooting range is, and how to submit a notification of intention to operate one.
Understand the compliance requirements for clubs and ranges.
Last updated
6 October 2025
