❓ Mr. Love questions the Premier about the firearms portal project's delays and budget overruns, asking if the transition to new regulations will be halted or extended. The Premier acknowledges the issues but defends the system's effectiveness and accuses the opposition of undermining community safety.
AnsweredQoN 202Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
2025 Transparency Report—Major
IT projects
202. Mr Shane Love to
the Premier:
I have a
supplementary question. It is my understanding that the firearms portal was in
fact one of the 10 projects which the Auditor General looked into. In that
regard, is it not the responsibility of government to ensure that there is a
working system in place—
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Sorry, Leader of the National Party.
Members, I cannot hear the question, so I am not sure how the Premier is going
to, either. Start again, Leader of the National Party.
Mr Shane Love: Thank you. It is my understanding that
the firearms portal was, in fact, one of those projects that was examined by
the Auditor General and found to be delayed and over-budget. Given that there is
no working system in place at the moment, will the Premier undertake to halt or
extend the period of time for transition to the new regulations?
IT projects
202. Mr Shane Love to
the Premier:
I have a
supplementary question. It is my understanding that the firearms portal was in
fact one of the 10 projects which the Auditor General looked into. In that
regard, is it not the responsibility of government to ensure that there is a
working system in place—
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Sorry, Leader of the National Party.
Members, I cannot hear the question, so I am not sure how the Premier is going
to, either. Start again, Leader of the National Party.
Mr Shane Love: Thank you. It is my understanding that
the firearms portal was, in fact, one of those projects that was examined by
the Auditor General and found to be delayed and over-budget. Given that there is
no working system in place at the moment, will the Premier undertake to halt or
extend the period of time for transition to the new regulations?
AnswerView source ↗
The member is quite
correct. I misspoke when I said that it was not part of the audit; it was part
of the audit, but I also note that 14,000 of the 90,000 people who own firearms
are part of this system today. I spoke with the Commissioner of Police last
week, who informed me that people were working with the system very well, and
that it was effective.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members!
Mr Roger Cook: It is just clear that the National
Party, with its friend the Liberal Party, does not care about community safety.
It does not care about community safety. Members sit around—
Several members
interjected.
Mr Roger Cook: They sit around at night—
Mr Shane Love interjected.
The Speaker: The Leader of the National Party!
Mr Roger Cook: They sit around at night in their
bedrooms, with the lights dimmed—
Mr Shane Love interjected.
The Speaker: Leader of the National Party!
Mr Roger Cook: They sit around at night in their
bedrooms with the lights dimmed, thinking of more conspiracies, and more ways
that they can perhaps work their magic to try to undermine community safety, but
they will not be effective.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members!
Mr Roger Cook: They sit around at night, trying to
think of other ways they can undermine community safety, and here they are
again, coming into this place, undermining community safety and undermining
public confidence in community safety. We will not allow them to do it. We know
this is an important job and important work that needs to be done. It is being
done increasingly effectively, and the Auditor General has acknowledged that.
correct. I misspoke when I said that it was not part of the audit; it was part
of the audit, but I also note that 14,000 of the 90,000 people who own firearms
are part of this system today. I spoke with the Commissioner of Police last
week, who informed me that people were working with the system very well, and
that it was effective.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members!
Mr Roger Cook: It is just clear that the National
Party, with its friend the Liberal Party, does not care about community safety.
It does not care about community safety. Members sit around—
Several members
interjected.
Mr Roger Cook: They sit around at night—
Mr Shane Love interjected.
The Speaker: The Leader of the National Party!
Mr Roger Cook: They sit around at night in their
bedrooms, with the lights dimmed—
Mr Shane Love interjected.
The Speaker: Leader of the National Party!
Mr Roger Cook: They sit around at night in their
bedrooms with the lights dimmed, thinking of more conspiracies, and more ways
that they can perhaps work their magic to try to undermine community safety, but
they will not be effective.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members!
Mr Roger Cook: They sit around at night, trying to
think of other ways they can undermine community safety, and here they are
again, coming into this place, undermining community safety and undermining
public confidence in community safety. We will not allow them to do it. We know
this is an important job and important work that needs to be done. It is being
done increasingly effectively, and the Auditor General has acknowledged that.
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