Hon. Louise Kingston asks the Minister for Police for an update on the firearms buyback program, including the number of firearms surrendered, expenditure to date, and the number of unregistered firearms surrendered. The Minister requests more time to provide a complete answer.

AnsweredQoN 319Legislative Council
Asked
17 April 2024
Portfolio
Police

QuestionView source ↗

FIREARMS — BUYBACK PROGRAM
319. Hon LOUISE KINGSTON to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer to the minister's
response to question without notice 100 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) Of the total firearms
surrendered to WA Police, how many were unregistered?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
The Western Australia Police Force
advises that it is not possible to provide an answer within the required
timeframes. A response will be provided for the honourable member tomorrow,
Thursday, 18 April 2024.

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