❓ Dr. Thomas questions the Minister for Police regarding the process and criteria for GP health assessments related to firearm licenses. The Minister provides details on the online submission process, standard template, GP's role, and guidance provided to GPs.
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Firearms—Owner health checks
127. Hon Dr Steve Thomas to the minister representing the Minister for Police:
I refer to the
government's opaque firearms laws and to the minister's answers to my questions
without notice 65 and 97 asked this week.
(1) In what precise form will the outcome of a
health assessment by a general practitioner be transmitted to the Western
Australia Police Force?
(2) Has WAPOL or the government deployed a
standard template GP response and, if so, will the minister please table such?
(3) Will the GP be required to simply support or
oppose the granting of a firearms licence—that is, say yes or no—without
providing any reasons to WAPOL?
(4) What exact guidance did the government provide
to the medical profession to help GPs determine whether their recommendations
should be yes or no?
(5) What criteria will GPs use to determine
whether they will recommend supporting or opposing the granting of a firearms
licence?
127. Hon Dr Steve Thomas to the minister representing the Minister for Police:
I refer to the
government's opaque firearms laws and to the minister's answers to my questions
without notice 65 and 97 asked this week.
(1) In what precise form will the outcome of a
health assessment by a general practitioner be transmitted to the Western
Australia Police Force?
(2) Has WAPOL or the government deployed a
standard template GP response and, if so, will the minister please table such?
(3) Will the GP be required to simply support or
oppose the granting of a firearms licence—that is, say yes or no—without
providing any reasons to WAPOL?
(4) What exact guidance did the government provide
to the medical profession to help GPs determine whether their recommendations
should be yes or no?
(5) What criteria will GPs use to determine
whether they will recommend supporting or opposing the granting of a firearms
licence?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member
for some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me
by the Minister for Police.
(1) Upon completion of the Western Australian
firearm authority health assessment, the health practitioner submits the
outcome only by accessing the WA Police Force firearms online health assessment
website.
(2) See the attached tabled paper 1.
(3) Health practitioners provide advice to the Western
Australia Police Force on part C of the tabled paper, indicating one of the
following options:
a) Meets the relevant firearm
authority health standard without conditions
b) Meets the relevant firearm
authority health standard with conditions …
…
c) Does not meet the relevant
firearm authority health standard
(4) Guidance notes for health practitioners on the
firearm authority health assessment have been published on the Western
Australian Government website and is attached as tabled paper 2.
(5) They are the physical and mental attributes
required in using a firearm as per parts A and B of the health assessment and
the guidance notes.
for some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me
by the Minister for Police.
(1) Upon completion of the Western Australian
firearm authority health assessment, the health practitioner submits the
outcome only by accessing the WA Police Force firearms online health assessment
website.
(2) See the attached tabled paper 1.
(3) Health practitioners provide advice to the Western
Australia Police Force on part C of the tabled paper, indicating one of the
following options:
a) Meets the relevant firearm
authority health standard without conditions
b) Meets the relevant firearm
authority health standard with conditions …
…
c) Does not meet the relevant
firearm authority health standard
(4) Guidance notes for health practitioners on the
firearm authority health assessment have been published on the Western
Australian Government website and is attached as tabled paper 2.
(5) They are the physical and mental attributes
required in using a firearm as per parts A and B of the health assessment and
the guidance notes.
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