Hon Nick Goiran asks the Minister for Police about the progress and recommendations of the working group investigating health assessments related to firearms, and seeks details on the government's stance on recommendation 50 of the Law Reform Commission's report regarding mental health and access to firearms. The answer is deferred due to operational priorities.

AnsweredQoN 115Legislative Council
Asked
12 March 2024
Portfolio
Police

QuestionView source ↗

FIREARMS ACT — REFORM
115. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I
refer to the answer on 19 October 2023 to my question without notice through
which the house was informed that the government will consider the working
group's recommendations as part of the rewrite of the Firearms Act
1973.
(1) On what date
was the working group established to investigate the most effective process for
health assessments?
(2) On how many occasions did the
working group meet?
(3) What was its recommendations and
when were they provided to government?
(4) Does the
government support recommendation 50 in the Law Reform Commission's
final report on project 105?
(5) If yes to
(4), will the minister table the detailed analysis and assessment of the policy
surrounding mental health and access to firearms in accordance with
recommendation 50?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. I answer on behalf of the minister representing
and the following information has been provided by the Minister for Police.
The Western Australia Police Force
advise that due to operational priorities it is not possible to provide an
answer within the required time frames. An
answer will be provided to the honourable member on Thursday, 14 March 2024.

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