❓ Hon. Louise Kingston asks why firearm licence concessions aren't offered to pensioners and seniors, similar to fishing and driver's licences. The Minister responds that firearm licence fees operate on a full cost-recovery model.
AnsweredQoN 989Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
FIREARMS LICENCES —
CONCESSIONS
989. Hon LOUISE KINGSTON to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
As concessions for fishing, drivers
and vehicle licences are offered to pensioners and seniors, can the minister
please advise why concessions for firearms licences are not provided for
pensioners and seniors?
CONCESSIONS
989. Hon LOUISE KINGSTON to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
As concessions for fishing, drivers
and vehicle licences are offered to pensioners and seniors, can the minister
please advise why concessions for firearms licences are not provided for
pensioners and seniors?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. Firearms licence fees are based on a full cost-recovery
model.
some notice of the question. Firearms licence fees are based on a full cost-recovery
model.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.