Free QLD Firearms Safety Practice Test 2026
200 original questions for the Queensland firearms safety course: the Weapons Act 1990, weapon categories, secure storage, transport, ranges and the National Firearms Safety Code. Four 50-question practice tests. Tuned for mobile. Free to start, no account needed.
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The QLD Firearms Safety exam at a glance
In Queensland, a person applying for a weapons licence must show adequate knowledge of safety practices, usually by completing an approved safety training course within 1 year before applying (Weapons Act 1990, s 10AA). The approved course is 11029NAT Course in Firearms and Weapons Safety, owned by the Queensland Police Service and run by approved training providers, with a core unit on weapons legislation and community safety and a unit for each weapon category. Licences are issued by the Queensland Police Service Weapons Licensing. An adult licence needs a genuine reason, such as sports or target shooting with club membership or recreational shooting with written landowner permission, access to secure storage, and a 28-day waiting period. Category A and B licences run for up to 10 years.
Tigertest has 200 QLD Firearms Safety practice questions with explanations, free to start with no account required.
- Course
- 11029NAT Course in Firearms and Weapons Safety (approved for Queensland licensing)
- When
- Completed within 1 year before applying for the licence
- Licence age
- 18 for an adult licence; minor's licence from 11
- Waiting period
- 28 days after lodging, unless exceptional circumstances
- Licence term
- Up to 10 years for category A or B, 5 years for other categories
- Course owner
- Queensland Police Service Weapons Licensing Group
Updated by the Tigertest team. Practice questions follow The Weapons Act 1990 and Weapons Regulation 2016 on legislation.qld.gov.au and the 11029NAT record on training.gov.au, checked November 2026. Exam rules change, so confirm current details with Queensland Legislation: Weapons Act 1990.
How It Works
Train by Topic
Four training sets: weapons law and categories; storage and transport; safe handling and firearm actions; and field safety, ranges and private land. Questions you miss come back until you have mastered them.
Mixed Practice Tests
Four practice tests of 50 questions, each mixing Queensland law with safe handling. Aim for 80% or better. No question appears in more than one test, and every one comes with an explanation.
Written from Queensland Law and the National Code
Every legal rule comes from the Weapons Act 1990, the Weapons Regulation 2016 and the Weapons Categories Regulation 1997 as they stand in Queensland, with storage advice from the Queensland Police Service. Safe handling, firing zones and firearm actions follow the National Firearms Safety Code. Other states have their own laws, so check theirs before you travel.
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1. Learn the safety code by heart
Treat every firearm as loaded, keep the muzzle in a safe direction, identify your target beyond all doubt and keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot. Most of the handling questions come back to these principles.
2. Know the categories and your licence
Learn which firearms are category A, B, C, D and H, the genuine reasons the Act accepts, and the changes you must report to police within 14 days.
3. Get storage and transport exactly right
Know what a compliant safe looks like, why ammunition goes in a separate container, how a firearm must travel in a vehicle and what you may never do in a public place.
4. Fix your misses, then retest
Tigertest tracks your accuracy by topic. Aim for 80% or better on every practice test before your course. After each test, drill the questions you missed and retrain the weakest topic.
QLD Firearms Safety Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a safety course for a Queensland firearms licence?
Yes. Under section 10AA of the Weapons Act 1990, an applicant must show adequate knowledge of safety practices for the use, storage and maintenance of the weapons the licence will cover. For most first applicants that means completing an approved safety training course within 1 year before applying. The approved course is 11029NAT Course in Firearms and Weapons Safety, owned by the Queensland Police Service and delivered by approved training providers.
What does the Queensland firearms safety course cover?
The course has a core unit on weapons legislation, weapons and community safety, and a unit for each weapon category, such as using category A and B firearms lawfully, safely and responsibly. This practice test covers the core unit and the category A and B unit: the Weapons Act, genuine reasons and licences, weapon categories, secure storage, transport, public places, private land, buying and selling, ranges and minors, and the National Firearms Safety Code.
What score do I need to pass?
The Queensland Police Service does not publish a question count or pass mark for the course, and the training provider assesses it. The 80 percent line on these practice tests is a readiness target, not the official standard.
What are the genuine reasons for a firearms licence in Queensland?
Section 11 of the Weapons Act lists sports or target shooting, recreational shooting, an occupational requirement including rural purposes, and the collection, preservation or study of weapons, and the Weapons Regulation 2016 adds a few more, such as historical re-enactments. Self-defence is not a genuine reason. Target shooters show current membership of an approved club, and recreational shooters show written permission from a rural landowner or membership of a prescribed body.
How must firearms be stored in Queensland?
When no one has physical possession of a category A, B or C firearm, it must be stored unloaded, with the bolt removed or the action broken, in a locked rigid container of solid steel or solid timber, fixed to the building if it weighs under 150 kg. Category D, H and R weapons need a solid steel container bolted to the building. The Queensland Police Service says ammunition must be stored in a separate secure container.
Are these the real course questions?
No. Every question is original, written by Tigertest from the Queensland weapons legislation, the Queensland Police Service storage brochure and the National Firearms Safety Code. Tigertest is not affiliated with the Queensland Police Service or any training provider.
QLD Firearms Safety sample questions and answers
6 of the 200 practice questions, one from each topic, with the answer explained.
1. In the Code's glossary, a hang-fire is:
- A.A shot that misses the target
- B.Ignition that is delayed
- C.A round that never fires
- D.A bullet stuck in the barrel
Answer: B. The Code defines a hang-fire as ignition delayed beyond the normal time after the firing pin strikes the primer, so keep the muzzle in a safe direction.
2. A licensee using a category C shotgun under a clay target endorsement may load no more than:
- A.1 round
- B.3 rounds
- C.5 rounds
- D.2 rounds
Answer: D. Section 30(6) of the Weapons Regulation 2016 says the licensee must not load, or allow anyone else to load, more than 2 rounds into a weapon to which that licence relates.
3. Why does the Code say handguns need extra care with muzzle direction?
- A.The short barrel swings easily
- B.They have no trigger guard
- C.They cannot be fully unloaded
- D.They fire only one shot
Answer: A. The Code says great care is needed with handguns because the shorter barrel needs more concentration to keep it pointed in a safe direction.
4. Under the Weapons Act, a landowner who gives a shooter written permission to shoot on their land:
- A.Must supervise every shot
- B.Must hold a licence too
- C.Is not liable just for that
- D.Becomes liable for any injury
Answer: C. Section 168 of the Weapons Act says a landowner does not incur any liability merely because they provide written permission to shoot on their land.
5. Before spotlighting on a host's property, the Code suggests offering to:
- A.Shoot near the boundary
- B.Turn off all the vehicle lights
- C.Tell neighbouring properties
- D.Pay the host's neighbours
Answer: C. The Code notes that spotlighting at night can stress owners of adjoining properties, and suggests offering to inform neighbouring properties of your plans.
6. Which Queensland licence class covers handguns (category H) for sports or target shooting?
- A.Concealable firearms licence
- B.Firearms licence
- C.Collector's licence (heirloom)
- D.Blank-fire firearms licence
Answer: A. Section 12 of the Weapons Act lists the concealable firearms licence as its own class, and the Weapons Regulation 2016 says what it authorises. An ordinary firearms licence covers category A and B weapons.
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