❓ Hon Nick Goiran asks about the timing of consideration and implementation of recommendations from a working group regarding the Firearms Act 1973 rewrite, specifically concerning the Firearms Bill 2024. The Minister deferred the answer to the following day to verify details.
AnsweredQoN 288Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
FIREARMS ACT —
REFORM
288. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer to the supplementary answer
that was tabled on 14 March 2024 to question without notice 115, asked on 12 March
2024, which informed the house that on 15 February 2024, a working group
provided recommendations to government as part of the rewrite of the Firearms
Act 1973.
(1) Noting that
the Firearms Bill 2024 was introduced into Parliament on 21 February 2024, when
were the recommendations considered by government?
(2) Which
provisions in the bill give effect to the recommendations?
(3) In which
version number of the draft bill were those provisions first included?
(4) What is the
date of that draft bill?
REFORM
288. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer to the supplementary answer
that was tabled on 14 March 2024 to question without notice 115, asked on 12 March
2024, which informed the house that on 15 February 2024, a working group
provided recommendations to government as part of the rewrite of the Firearms
Act 1973.
(1) Noting that
the Firearms Bill 2024 was introduced into Parliament on 21 February 2024, when
were the recommendations considered by government?
(2) Which
provisions in the bill give effect to the recommendations?
(3) In which
version number of the draft bill were those provisions first included?
(4) What is the
date of that draft bill?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. I have an answer here, but I just want to check
the veracity of the details, so I will provide it to the honourable member
tomorrow.
some notice of the question. I have an answer here, but I just want to check
the veracity of the details, so I will provide it to the honourable member
tomorrow.
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