❓ Dr. Steve Thomas questions the Minister for Police regarding the functionality and transition process of the new firearms licensing and registration portal under the Firearms Act 2024, highlighting potential difficulties faced by existing licence holders. The Minister's response indicates a misunderstanding of the portal's function and delays answering a key question.
AnsweredQoN 894Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
Firearms—Licensing and registration portal
894. Hon Dr Steve Thomas to the minister
representing the Minister for Police:
I refer to my
question without notice 553 asked on 14 August 2025 on the difficult firearms
licensing and registration portal associated with the Firearms Act 2024 . As at 20 October 2025, for all
gun categories:
(1) Since the 31 March 2025 how many existing gun
licence holders under the 1973 act via the portal have:
(a) Attempted transition via the portal?
(b) Had their transition determined or finalised
by Western Australia Police Force?
(c) Had their transition granted by WA police?
(d) Had their transition rejected by WA police?
(2) How many gun licence transition requests
received via the portal are awaiting determination?
(3) How many
complaints about the operations of the firearms portal have WA police received
since 31 April 2025?
894. Hon Dr Steve Thomas to the minister
representing the Minister for Police:
I refer to my
question without notice 553 asked on 14 August 2025 on the difficult firearms
licensing and registration portal associated with the Firearms Act 2024 . As at 20 October 2025, for all
gun categories:
(1) Since the 31 March 2025 how many existing gun
licence holders under the 1973 act via the portal have:
(a) Attempted transition via the portal?
(b) Had their transition determined or finalised
by Western Australia Police Force?
(c) Had their transition granted by WA police?
(d) Had their transition rejected by WA police?
(2) How many gun licence transition requests
received via the portal are awaiting determination?
(3) How many
complaints about the operations of the firearms portal have WA police received
since 31 April 2025?
AnswerView source ↗
I
thank the member for some notice of the question. I did notice his collar was
trying to strangle him, but I am glad he has fixed it up now. The following
answer has been provided to me by the Minister for Police.
(1)–(2) Transition of a Firearms Act 1973 firearms licence to a Firearms Act 2024 firearms authority (licence)
occurs outside of the firearms portal. The portal is a communications platform
between an existing firearms licence holder and/or applicant and the Western
Australia Police Force and provides a licence holder an insight into their
licence.
(3) The Western Australia Police Force has been
unable to provide a response to the question in the required time. An answer
will be provided to this part of the question on the next sitting day.
thank the member for some notice of the question. I did notice his collar was
trying to strangle him, but I am glad he has fixed it up now. The following
answer has been provided to me by the Minister for Police.
(1)–(2) Transition of a Firearms Act 1973 firearms licence to a Firearms Act 2024 firearms authority (licence)
occurs outside of the firearms portal. The portal is a communications platform
between an existing firearms licence holder and/or applicant and the Western
Australia Police Force and provides a licence holder an insight into their
licence.
(3) The Western Australia Police Force has been
unable to provide a response to the question in the required time. An answer
will be provided to this part of the question on the next sitting day.
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