❓ Hon Martin Aldridge questions the Minister for Police regarding discrepancies in the firearms buyback program and seeks clarification on the management of prohibited firearms identified after the program's conclusion. The Minister was unable to answer within the timeframe due to technical difficulties.
AnsweredQoN 1211Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
FIREARMS —
BUYBACK PROGRAM
1211. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer to the media statement dated
7 July 2023 titled ''Prohibited very high-powered firearms buyback a success''.
(1) Can the
minister explain the discrepancy between the 185 firearms purchased by the
state government through the buyback and the
280 firearms removed in total, and why 95 firearms were not subject to the buyback?
(2) Since the 1
July buyback concluded, has the Western Australia Police Force identified any
additional prohibited firearms; and, if so —
(a) how many have been identified;
and
(b) how are WA police managing the
surrender or disposal of these firearms?
(3) Does the
state government anticipate any additional buyback will be required to coincide
with the proposed firearms reforms?
BUYBACK PROGRAM
1211. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer to the media statement dated
7 July 2023 titled ''Prohibited very high-powered firearms buyback a success''.
(1) Can the
minister explain the discrepancy between the 185 firearms purchased by the
state government through the buyback and the
280 firearms removed in total, and why 95 firearms were not subject to the buyback?
(2) Since the 1
July buyback concluded, has the Western Australia Police Force identified any
additional prohibited firearms; and, if so —
(a) how many have been identified;
and
(b) how are WA police managing the
surrender or disposal of these firearms?
(3) Does the
state government anticipate any additional buyback will be required to coincide
with the proposed firearms reforms?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided by the
Minister for Police.
Due to technical difficulties, it is
not possible to provide an answer to this question within the required time
frame. A response will be provided to the honourable member tomorrow.
I think a few questions might have
got chewed up in the system this afternoon, so I apologise, but those answers
will be provided to honourable members tomorrow.
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided by the
Minister for Police.
Due to technical difficulties, it is
not possible to provide an answer to this question within the required time
frame. A response will be provided to the honourable member tomorrow.
I think a few questions might have
got chewed up in the system this afternoon, so I apologise, but those answers
will be provided to honourable members tomorrow.
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