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❓ A member of parliament is questioning the WA Police Force regarding the destruction of surrendered firearms, specifically the details surrounding an explosion and shredding process. The WA Police Force declined to answer citing public safety and operational security.

AnsweredQoN 1392Legislative Assembly

Asked

18 September 2024

Member

Mr R.S. Love

Portfolio

Police

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I refer to the article published in the West Australian entitled More than 38,000 firearms handed in as Government buyback wraps up and ask: (a) What was the date and time that the explosion took place; (b) What authorisation was required to carry out the destruction of the surrendered weapons, providing evidence of authorisations; (c) Was the Minister for Police consulted on the method of destruction: (i) If so, did the Minister for Police indicate a preference towards the techniques of destruction used; (d) Did the Minister for Police authorise the explosion of surrendered firearms; (e) Was the location of the destruction owned by the Crown: (i) If not, was there compensation provided to the owner of the land; and (ii) If so, how much was compensated; (f) Did correspondence occur between the Western Australia Police and the residents surrounding where the explosion took place: (i) If so, please provide the correspondence sent by WA Police; (g) Was the explosion video filmed by a member of the WA Police office: (i) If not, what department or organisation filmed the explosion; (h) Was the shredding video filmed by a staffer of the WA Police: (i) If not, who filmed the shredding; (i) Were emergency services present at the explosion: (i) If so, outline the services present and their individual costs; (j) Was security present at the exploding location; (k) What security protocols were in place for the transporting of the surrendered weapons to the location of the explosion; (l) What security protocols were in place for the transporting of the surrendered weapons to the location of the shredding; (m) Outline how the location was chosen for the explosion; (n) Provide the distance of the location site from Perth City; (o) Provide the distance between where the surrendered weapons were held and the explosion location; and (p) Provide the distance between where the surrendered weapons were held and the shredding location?