❓ Hon Nick Goiran questions the Minister for Police regarding the implementation of recommendations from the Law Reform Commission's report on firearms legislation in the Firearms Bill 2024. The Minister clarifies which recommendations were not included.
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FIREARMS BILL 2024
42. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer to the
briefing provided to the opposition on 26 February 2024 on the Firearms Bill
2024.
(1) Is the
minister aware that the opposition was told that around 90 per cent of the
recommendations in the Law Reform Commission
of Western Australia's Review of the Firearms Act 1973 (WA): Project
105 final report will be implemented by the bill?
(2) What are the
10 per cent of recommendations that will not be implemented?
(3) Will the bill
implement anything that is inconsistent with a recommendation made by the Law
Reform Commission?
42. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer to the
briefing provided to the opposition on 26 February 2024 on the Firearms Bill
2024.
(1) Is the
minister aware that the opposition was told that around 90 per cent of the
recommendations in the Law Reform Commission
of Western Australia's Review of the Firearms Act 1973 (WA): Project
105 final report will be implemented by the bill?
(2) What are the
10 per cent of recommendations that will not be implemented?
(3) Will the bill
implement anything that is inconsistent with a recommendation made by the Law
Reform Commission?
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I thank the honourable member for
some notice of this question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Police.
(1)–(2) The Firearms Bill 2024 implements, or exceeds, the
majority of recommendations arising from the Law Reform Commission's report. The recommendations not included
relate to silencers for non-government entities, the firearm lending
scheme, airsoft and gel blaster licensing and mutual recognition of licences.
(3) The Firearms Bill 2024 has numerical limits and
does not authorise category D firearms for non-government entities.
some notice of this question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Police.
(1)–(2) The Firearms Bill 2024 implements, or exceeds, the
majority of recommendations arising from the Law Reform Commission's report. The recommendations not included
relate to silencers for non-government entities, the firearm lending
scheme, airsoft and gel blaster licensing and mutual recognition of licences.
(3) The Firearms Bill 2024 has numerical limits and
does not authorise category D firearms for non-government entities.
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