International paintball competitor permit

When you need an international paintball competitor permit, eligibility requirements and how to apply.

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When an international paintball competitor permit is needed

Paintball is a sport where teams or individual players compete by shooting paint-filled pellets from a paintball marker (also known as a paintball gun).

You need an international paintball competitor permit to bring a paintball marker into NSW from overseas.

This permit does not allow you to use the paintball marker outside of an authorised venue.

An International paintball competitor permit is only valid for 1 year.

Note: To obtain an international paintball competitor permit, completion of an approved training course is not required. However, the venue you compete at may provide you with a safety induction.

You do not need a permit just to play paintball.

What happens after you put in an application

Review application

Your application will be reviewed and assessed to check it meets eligibility requirements. This can take up to 5 business days to process.

We will contact you by email or SMS if we need more information.

This will increase the processing time, so it is important you submit all required information and documents with your original application.

Advising you on the application outcome

We will send an email to advise you if your application has been successful.

If your application is successful, the email will include a copy of your permit.

If your application is unsuccessful, you’ll be advised of the reasons in writing and be provided with your options.

Unsuccessful applications

If your application is unsuccessful, or if your permit has been suspended or cancelled, you can ask for a review of the decision.

A review involves another officer from NSW Fair Trading, who was not involved in the original decision, reviewing the decision on your application.

Suspended or cancelled permits

Disciplinary action can include:

suspension or cancellation of a permit
issuing a notice to show cause, giving cautions
imposing conditions on a permit, or
disqualifying someone from holding a permit.

This may happen in several circumstances including when a permit holder has:

failed to follow with a condition of a permit
engaged in improper or unethical conduct which indicated the holder is unfit to hold a permit.
not complied with the Paintball Act 2018 and Paintball Regulation 2024.

Ask a question

If you need help with your application or have a question, please call 13 32 20.

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