❓ WA Police provides data on firearm licenses, registrations, fee increases, and resource allocation for compliance following a parliamentary question regarding recent fee hikes.
AnsweredQoN 1080Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the most recent increases to firearm licence fees which came into effect on 1 July 2013 and ask: (a) how many licenced firearm owners are there currently in Western Australia; (b) how many new registrations have there been each month since January 2012; (c) by how much, in dollar amount, have the fees increased annually for each category of firearms licences in Western Australia since 2008; (d) what percentage of revenue from the fees and charges for firearm licences goes directly into managing the firearm licencing system; and (e) what additional resources has Western Australian Police committed since 1 July 2013 to improve compliance with licencing procedures under the Firearms Act 1973 ?
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Answered
22 October 2013
Responded by
Minister for Police
Response time
42 days
(a) 81,871 (as at 13 September 2013.
(b) The WA Police Firearms Registry System can not provide a breakdown of how many new registrations are recorded on a monthly basis. However the following is provided:
01/01/2012 to 31/12/2012 there were 8,343 new registrations (an average of 695 per month)
01/01/2013 to 31/08/2013 there were 6,439 new registrations (an average of 804 per month)
(c) [See tabled paper]
(d) 100 per cent.
(e) In response to a 2009 Auditor General's Report, WA Police increased compliance resources by 3 police staff FTE in 2010 and an additional 3 police staff FTE to be recruited in 2013-14. The compliance cost incorporated into Firearms Licence Fees is $900,000. The increased Firearm Licence Fees to cost recovery ensures the ongoing funding for compliance activities.
(b) The WA Police Firearms Registry System can not provide a breakdown of how many new registrations are recorded on a monthly basis. However the following is provided:
01/01/2012 to 31/12/2012 there were 8,343 new registrations (an average of 695 per month)
01/01/2013 to 31/08/2013 there were 6,439 new registrations (an average of 804 per month)
(c) [See tabled paper]
(d) 100 per cent.
(e) In response to a 2009 Auditor General's Report, WA Police increased compliance resources by 3 police staff FTE in 2010 and an additional 3 police staff FTE to be recruited in 2013-14. The compliance cost incorporated into Firearms Licence Fees is $900,000. The increased Firearm Licence Fees to cost recovery ensures the ongoing funding for compliance activities.
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