❓ A parliamentary question seeks information on approved commercial carriers of firearms in WA, including their number, list availability, recent withdrawals, and application rejections. The WA Police Force provides answers, citing security concerns for some confidentiality.
AnsweredQoN 1567Legislative Council
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I refer to the transportation of licensed firearms in Western Australia, and I ask: (a) how many Approved Commercial Carriers are there in Western Australia; (b) does Western Australia Police have a list of current Approved Commercial Carriers and, if so, would it provide a copy; (c) since November 2017, have any Approved Commercial Carriers indicated to Western Australia Police that they no longer wish to be an Approved Commercial Carrier? If so, how many and whom; and (d) have Western Australia Police rejected any applications for transport companies to become Approved Commercial Carriers? If so, on what basis and whom?
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Answered
19 September 2018
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Police
Response time
13 days
The Western Australia Police Force advise:
(a) 18
(b) Yes. A copy can be provided to the Member. The Western Australia Police Force advise that the list is no longer made public and is provided to licensed firearm dealers, repairers and manufactures through the Firearm Traders Association. This was due to a request from some of the approved carriers to the WA Firearm Traders Association citing security concerns.
(c) Yes, two (2). At the request of the applicants, the WA Police Force do not release the name of the applicant companies.
(d) Yes, one (1).
(a) 18
(b) Yes. A copy can be provided to the Member. The Western Australia Police Force advise that the list is no longer made public and is provided to licensed firearm dealers, repairers and manufactures through the Firearm Traders Association. This was due to a request from some of the approved carriers to the WA Firearm Traders Association citing security concerns.
(c) Yes, two (2). At the request of the applicants, the WA Police Force do not release the name of the applicant companies.
(d) Yes, one (1).
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