❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding the consultation process for proposed firearms ownership reforms, specifically questioning the lack of direct communication to individual firearms licence holders and requesting details of consultation forums.
AnsweredQoN 1473Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
FIREARMS ACT — REFORM — CONSULTATION
1473. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I
refer to the firearms ownership reforms, as proposed under the Firearms Act
review, that were released for public consultation.
(1) Can the
minister please advise why no advice, by email or post, was provided to
individual firearms licence holders regarding the proposed changes?
(2) Can the
minister please provide the dates and venues of the forums that individual
firearms licence holders were able to attend as part of the consultation
process?
1473. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I
refer to the firearms ownership reforms, as proposed under the Firearms Act
review, that were released for public consultation.
(1) Can the
minister please advise why no advice, by email or post, was provided to
individual firearms licence holders regarding the proposed changes?
(2) Can the
minister please provide the dates and venues of the forums that individual
firearms licence holders were able to attend as part of the consultation
process?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Police.
(1) As part of
almost two years of public consultation on firearms reforms, the Western Australian
public—both licensed firearms owners and non-firearms licence holders,
all of whom have an interest in public safety—were notified of the
proposed firearms reforms via the following means.
I have to have a sip of water.
Hon Dr Steve Thomas : You're
exhausted already!
Hon STEPHEN DAWSON : Indeed.
Hon Dr Steve Thomas : Do you
want to swap jobs?
Hon STEPHEN DAWSON : The Leader of the Opposition is more exhausted
than me! The answer continues as follows.
The public was notified through
engagement with the Western Australian Firearms Community Alliance, which
represents some individual firearms licence holders, clubs, dealers, collectors
and the broader firearms community; the Western Australian Primary Producers
Firearms Advisory Board, consisting of representatives from the Western Australian
Farmers Federation, Pastoralists and Graziers Association of Western Australia,
Kimberley Pilbara Cattlemen's
Association, vegetablesWA and Wines of Western Australia; ministerial media
briefings or statements; the Western Australia Police Force website,
including via the firearms licensing service's blogsite; the state
government website; and media advertisements in all mainstream media, including
newspapers, radio, television and online sites.
(2) The
information is in tabular form and I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Stakeholder Groups
Date
Venue/Address
Public Consultation Session – Albany
31/03/2022
102 North Road, Yakamia
Public Consultation Session – Kalgoorlie
31/03/2022
35 Cheetham Street, Kalgoorlie
Public Consultation Session – Carnarvon
01/04/2022
Gwoonwardu Mia (Aboriginal Heritage and Cultural
Centre), 146 Robinson Street, Carnarvon
Public Consultation Session – Geraldton
01/04/2022
Batavia Coast Conference Centre (The Gerald Hotel),
25 Cathedral Avenue, Geraldton
Public Consultation Session – Broome
02/04/2022
Broome Lotteries House 20 Cable Beach Road East,
Broome
Public Consultation Session – Karratha
02/04/2022
Karratha Leisureplex (Millars Well Pavilion), Dampier
Highway, Pegs Creek
Public Consultation Session – Kununurra
03/04/2022
Kununurra Leisure Centre Hall, 115 Coolibah Drive,
Kununurra
Public Consultation Session – Hillarys
05/04/2022
Flinders Park Community Centre (Main Hall), 137
Broadbeach Avenue, Hillarys
Public Consultation Session – Guildford
07/04/2022
Guildford Town Hall, 97-99 James Street, Guildford
Public Consultation Session – Bunbury
08/04/2022
Chamber of Commerce, 15 Stirling Street, Bunbury
Public Consultation Session – Busselton
08/04/2022
City of Busselton (Undalup Room), 47 Bussell Highway,
West Busselton
Public Consultation Session – Northam
08/04/2022
Northam Town Hall, 83 Wellington Street East, Northam
Public Consultation Session – Narrogin
08/04/2022
Dryandra Country Visitors Centre (Narrogin Visitors
Centre), Fairway Street and Park Street Narrogin
Public Consultation Session – Rockingham
12/04/2022
Gary Holland Community Centre, 19 Kent Street,
Rockingham
Public Consultation Session – Cannington
14/04/2022
303 Sevenoaks Street, Cannington
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Police.
(1) As part of
almost two years of public consultation on firearms reforms, the Western Australian
public—both licensed firearms owners and non-firearms licence holders,
all of whom have an interest in public safety—were notified of the
proposed firearms reforms via the following means.
I have to have a sip of water.
Hon Dr Steve Thomas : You're
exhausted already!
Hon STEPHEN DAWSON : Indeed.
Hon Dr Steve Thomas : Do you
want to swap jobs?
Hon STEPHEN DAWSON : The Leader of the Opposition is more exhausted
than me! The answer continues as follows.
The public was notified through
engagement with the Western Australian Firearms Community Alliance, which
represents some individual firearms licence holders, clubs, dealers, collectors
and the broader firearms community; the Western Australian Primary Producers
Firearms Advisory Board, consisting of representatives from the Western Australian
Farmers Federation, Pastoralists and Graziers Association of Western Australia,
Kimberley Pilbara Cattlemen's
Association, vegetablesWA and Wines of Western Australia; ministerial media
briefings or statements; the Western Australia Police Force website,
including via the firearms licensing service's blogsite; the state
government website; and media advertisements in all mainstream media, including
newspapers, radio, television and online sites.
(2) The
information is in tabular form and I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Stakeholder Groups
Date
Venue/Address
Public Consultation Session – Albany
31/03/2022
102 North Road, Yakamia
Public Consultation Session – Kalgoorlie
31/03/2022
35 Cheetham Street, Kalgoorlie
Public Consultation Session – Carnarvon
01/04/2022
Gwoonwardu Mia (Aboriginal Heritage and Cultural
Centre), 146 Robinson Street, Carnarvon
Public Consultation Session – Geraldton
01/04/2022
Batavia Coast Conference Centre (The Gerald Hotel),
25 Cathedral Avenue, Geraldton
Public Consultation Session – Broome
02/04/2022
Broome Lotteries House 20 Cable Beach Road East,
Broome
Public Consultation Session – Karratha
02/04/2022
Karratha Leisureplex (Millars Well Pavilion), Dampier
Highway, Pegs Creek
Public Consultation Session – Kununurra
03/04/2022
Kununurra Leisure Centre Hall, 115 Coolibah Drive,
Kununurra
Public Consultation Session – Hillarys
05/04/2022
Flinders Park Community Centre (Main Hall), 137
Broadbeach Avenue, Hillarys
Public Consultation Session – Guildford
07/04/2022
Guildford Town Hall, 97-99 James Street, Guildford
Public Consultation Session – Bunbury
08/04/2022
Chamber of Commerce, 15 Stirling Street, Bunbury
Public Consultation Session – Busselton
08/04/2022
City of Busselton (Undalup Room), 47 Bussell Highway,
West Busselton
Public Consultation Session – Northam
08/04/2022
Northam Town Hall, 83 Wellington Street East, Northam
Public Consultation Session – Narrogin
08/04/2022
Dryandra Country Visitors Centre (Narrogin Visitors
Centre), Fairway Street and Park Street Narrogin
Public Consultation Session – Rockingham
12/04/2022
Gary Holland Community Centre, 19 Kent Street,
Rockingham
Public Consultation Session – Cannington
14/04/2022
303 Sevenoaks Street, Cannington
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