❓ Hon. Tjorn Sibma asks the Minister representing the Police Minister about the source, categories, management, and audits of the WAPOL dataset used to create a 2022 gun ownership map published in The West Australian. The Minister requests more time to provide a response.
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POLICE
— GUN OWNERSHIP MAP
536. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I
refer to the infamous map of gun ownership provided to The West Australian by the Western Australia Police Force in 2022.
(1) Which specific WAPOL dataset was
the information represented in the map drawn from?
(2) What
categories of firearm does that dataset record and were all such categories
represented in that map?
(3) Who is responsible for managing
the dataset at WAPOL?
(4) On how many occasions has the
integrity of that dataset been audited either internally or externally?
(5) With respect to (4), can the
minister please provide the relevant details of this audit or these audits?
— GUN OWNERSHIP MAP
536. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I
refer to the infamous map of gun ownership provided to The West Australian by the Western Australia Police Force in 2022.
(1) Which specific WAPOL dataset was
the information represented in the map drawn from?
(2) What
categories of firearm does that dataset record and were all such categories
represented in that map?
(3) Who is responsible for managing
the dataset at WAPOL?
(4) On how many occasions has the
integrity of that dataset been audited either internally or externally?
(5) With respect to (4), can the
minister please provide the relevant details of this audit or these audits?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
The Western Australia Police Force
advises that it is not possible to provide an answer within the required time
frames. A response will be provided to the honourable member on the next
sitting day, Tuesday, 28 May.
some notice of the question.
The Western Australia Police Force
advises that it is not possible to provide an answer within the required time
frames. A response will be provided to the honourable member on the next
sitting day, Tuesday, 28 May.
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