Hon. Louise Kingston asks about the progress of the firearms buyback program, including the number of surrendered firearms, expenditure, and if the amnesty provision was used. The Minister was unable to provide an answer within the timeframe.

AnsweredQoN 386Legislative Council
Asked
7 May 2024
Portfolio
Police

QuestionView source ↗

FIREARMS — BUYBACK PROGRAM
386. Hon LOUISE KINGSTON to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer to the minister's response to question
without notice 319 regarding how many firearms have been voluntarily
surrendered to the Western Australia Police Force.
(1) Can the minister provide an update on how many firearms
have been voluntarily surrendered to date?
(2) How much of the allocated $64.3 million has been expended
to date?
(3) Were any
of those firearms surrendered pursuant to section 33B of the Firearms Act 1973,
''Amnesty for things surrendered to Commissioner''?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
The Minister for Police has advised me that it is not
possible to provide an answer within the required time frames. A response will
be provided to the honourable member on Thursday, 9 May 2024.

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