Hon Phil Twiss asks the Minister for Police about the number and attendance of public consultation sessions held in regional and metropolitan areas regarding the Firearms Act 2024. The answer details consultation activities but doesn't provide specific numbers requested.

AnsweredQoN 251Legislative Assembly
Asked
27 May 2025
Portfolio
Police

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Firearms Act—Consultation
251. Hon Phil Twiss to the minister representing the Minister for Police:
I refer to the Firearms Act 2024 .
(1) How many public consultation sessions on the
proposed Firearms Act reforms were held in regional areas?
(2) How many public consultation sessions on the
proposed Firearms Act reforms were held in metropolitan areas?
(3) How many stakeholders were recorded to have
attended each of the consultation sessions in (1) and (2)?

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I thank the member
for some notice of the question. The Minister for Police has provided me with
the following answer.
(1)–(3) Information sessions regarding the
proposed Firearms Act were conducted in metropolitan and regional WA between
March and April 2023. Consultation has been ongoing with industry and community
stakeholders since March 2023. In addition, the consultation paper Reform of firearm laws in Western Australia was
released for public comment in October 2023. The WA Police Force received 6,681
email responses from the public during this time.

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