That’s for vendor’s, but they need to be on a registered list that doesn’t exist and pass a safety test that doesn’t exist…
They go through the same process as real steel now pretty much.
One particular vendor in North Brisbane claimed they just got a shipment of AEGs in this week - despite other vendors waiting for their suppliers to clear customs. Mind you he orders directly from oseas but has no middle man here to deal with (apart from Border Farce).
Apparently Ihobby have had a shipment of stuff (supposedly AEGs?) been held up for nearly 3 months?
WAT have also apparently had a complete freeze on all their items import wise.
Anyone confirm this?
I know of at least 6 retailers with shipments pending approval being held up. Many have been in limbo for months now.
Fingers crossed this all gets through and the process becomes clearer for future imports.
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Here’s hoping they eventually put the crayons down and actually put some effort into not screwing over innocent businessess and focus on actual ways to combat public safety issues.
But one can dream.
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Although the retailer I deal with don’t have any shipments awaiting to be delivered, their key supplier (Ihobby) typically informs my retailer of any issues or impacts pronto.
However in relation to this import restriction, Ihobby haven’t informed them of this for some reason and kept quiet - Presumably until this shipment freeze clears up and avoiding hitting the shit buzz panic button.
In meantime, guess all the retailers can do is just make hay whilst the 
, as well as working on a long time plan B, C exit strategy worst case.
Their intention is to ultimately destroy small business, whilst maintaining the false guise of ‘public safety’. The slow, but inevitable tiptoe of totalitarianism.
Causing confusion, particularly muddying the waters with conflicting information between the agencies and businesses is part of the gameplan - COnVID validated that well.
Order Out Of Chaos.
Man, I had exactly same questions when I’ve seen this thing for the first time
RE: Legal Storage of Gel Blasters
Rather than starting up a whole new thread - esp if this subject may have been addressed beforehand (couldn’t be f@$% scrolling through pages tbh.) 
Is your house/unit/van etc ultimately considered a ‘locked container’?
Although I never have visitors over (and living on my own), I keep my kit stored in a closet out of general sight - with the blasters themselves in their own boxes.
Unless the po po have a warrant for a damn good reason, I never invite them in the house for anything.
Besides quoting ctrl+c the excerpt from QPS, can anyone chime in their experiences or views on this?
I asked a QPS member about this several years ago when the first changes came in. At the time my blasters were displayed on a wall in my shed.
He considered the shed a “locked container” and sufficient to meet the requirements of the storage regs… at that time.
It’s possible that QPS views might have changed with these new tougher laws, I reckon if you got the wrong copper, they’d tell you blasters not in a locked container i.e. on your living room wall, shed wall, loose around the house, etc would be non-compliant. But a different copper might think it’s no problem. As with everything gel blaster related, it’s going to be open to interpretation and different case to case.
If you’re really worried, for peace of mind, secure them in locked bags or a locker and don’t leave them lying around the house. But it’s not likely QPS are going to be doing specific house raids or compliance inspections on blaster storage. They might have something to say if they happen to be on your property for another reason and see an arsenal lying around unsecured however. 
Like most things in this hobby, it’s muddy, not clear and in the end, who really knows?
Much appreciate the full lowdown, just general common 
pretty much.
Yes, pretty much boils down to individual officer discretion - as much copping a littering fine in a rubbish tip lol
Last time anyone went into the house was for annual rental inspection (when I wasn’t home). A notice was placed on the entrance stating not to open any cupboards, draws or such with tape over as measure.
Furthermore as for transporting them in public, I found the Google AI response (supposedly complete from QPS?) regarding carrying blasters in public:
“It must be carried in a discrete, non-descript bag that does not resemble a firearm case”.
Pretty ambiguous, given most firearm cases almost look totally identical to tool cases from Bunnings or other general large department stores.
Transporting blasters in public requires a bag or case with a lock on it. Gun cases and gun bags are fine, but it’s a bit obvious what’s in them. Just out of public view and locked.
Same goes for transporting in your car… not on the back seat unless in a case or bag, same for the boot.
Although the dumb part is we’ve all driven away from shops with blasters in plain cardboard boxes… and really, that’s how they come in the mail too.
Except for the Violin Case Thompson’s!
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The idea that you can secure any bag with a zipper with a padlock is beyond stupid. I don’t see anyone using expensive hard cases.
Agreed… it is stupid…
But according to the regs, it is compliant.
I’ve seen quite a number of customers through my vendor utilise lockable hard carry cases for aegs - as much as the soft cases - not that any bother the need to lock them however. 
Law is “transport in a lockable container”… Doesn’t say it needs to be locked- though I do recommend it.
You also need a destination, which can be as simple as going to a field, to repair, sell, taking to play with mates.
Pretty ambiguous stuff but out of sight out of mind.
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Hello, new to this forum and relatively new to this hobby. Saw this thread and thought might as well ask this here in hope of some information.
I want to import some metal receivers and gearboxes. I understand I need a b709a to do so. I’ve looked at the form and seen the requirement of a serial number and the “model” of the part.
Problem is the parts I am trying to get approved are from no-name Chinese companies. Should I just ask them what their company’s english name is. For the serial number, should I just ask them to apply one on the gearbox/receiver if they don’t have one?
You won’t get those parts in since the new laws came in, even with a B709a.
You might want to go to the top of this thread and read up on it.
Just needing clarification from those who might be in the know:
According to my retailer who only deal directly with iHobby, is that apparently Sheng (the owner) has all of his stock imported through Brisbane (incl AEGs) as opposed to Sydney. Apparently this circumvents the whole Border Farce process?
I would have thought regardless of import destination (BRIS, SYD, MEL) etc that Border Farce would still have to process it - and no doubt freeze it like they have done with other importers going through SYD.
This obviously doesn’t pass the pub test.