❓ Hon Phil Twiss asks about firearm licence cancellations and seizures based on spent convictions. The Minister clarifies that mandatory disqualifying offences (MDOs) trigger automatic cancellation regardless of spent conviction status, providing data on revocations and a list of relevant offences.
AnsweredQoN 1137Legislative Council
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Firearms—Licences—Cancellation1137.Hon Phil Twissto
the minister representing the Minister for Police:I refer to recent
cases in which I have been informed that former firearm licence holders have
had their licences cancelled and firearms seized due to past convictions that
are now considered spent.(1) How many licence holders have had their licence
cancelled on the basis of spent convictions?(2) How many licence holders have had their
firearms seized on the basis of spent convictions?(3) Will the minister provide a list of the categories
of offences that triggered these actions?
the minister representing the Minister for Police:I refer to recent
cases in which I have been informed that former firearm licence holders have
had their licences cancelled and firearms seized due to past convictions that
are now considered spent.(1) How many licence holders have had their licence
cancelled on the basis of spent convictions?(2) How many licence holders have had their
firearms seized on the basis of spent convictions?(3) Will the minister provide a list of the categories
of offences that triggered these actions?
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Answered
20 November 2025
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Hon Samantha Rowe replied:On behalf of the
Minister for the Environment, I thank the honourable member for some notice of
the question. I provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for
Police.(1) Firearm licences are automatically cancelled
if the offence is considered a mandatory disqualifying offence, regardless of
whether or not the convictions are spent, and the disqualifying period is still
current.(2) There have been 495 individuals who have been
subject to firearm licence revocations as a result of an MDO, with a total of 1,383
firearms seized.(3) The offence remains relevant even if it is a
spent conviction under section 11(3) of theFirearms
Act 2024. A list of mandatory disqualifying offences are in tabular form,
so I seek leave to have that part incorporated intoHansard.Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.A serious
offence as defined in theCriminal
Investigations Act 2006s.128(1), attracting a minimum penalty of 5
yrs of more imprisonment.An offence
under theFirearms Act 2024, sections
236, 239, 241, 243, 245(1), 247(1), 250, 252, 254(1), 256 or 300(1) or (2).An offence
under theWeapons Act 1999, section 6A(1)
or (2), 6B(1) or (2) or 7(1) or (2);An offence
under theCriminal Code, section 74,
186(1), 191(1), 192(1), 305(3), 338E(1) or (2) or 407;An offence
under theMisuse of Drugs Act 1981,
section 8Q(1) or (2).
Firearms—Licences—Cancellation
Minister for the Environment, I thank the honourable member for some notice of
the question. I provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for
Police.(1) Firearm licences are automatically cancelled
if the offence is considered a mandatory disqualifying offence, regardless of
whether or not the convictions are spent, and the disqualifying period is still
current.(2) There have been 495 individuals who have been
subject to firearm licence revocations as a result of an MDO, with a total of 1,383
firearms seized.(3) The offence remains relevant even if it is a
spent conviction under section 11(3) of theFirearms
Act 2024. A list of mandatory disqualifying offences are in tabular form,
so I seek leave to have that part incorporated intoHansard.Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.A serious
offence as defined in theCriminal
Investigations Act 2006s.128(1), attracting a minimum penalty of 5
yrs of more imprisonment.An offence
under theFirearms Act 2024, sections
236, 239, 241, 243, 245(1), 247(1), 250, 252, 254(1), 256 or 300(1) or (2).An offence
under theWeapons Act 1999, section 6A(1)
or (2), 6B(1) or (2) or 7(1) or (2);An offence
under theCriminal Code, section 74,
186(1), 191(1), 192(1), 305(3), 338E(1) or (2) or 407;An offence
under theMisuse of Drugs Act 1981,
section 8Q(1) or (2).
Firearms—Licences—Cancellation
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