❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding firearms licensing, specifically addressing renewal processes, system upgrades, and the number of licence holders. The response reveals issues with record-keeping and renewal notice delivery.
AnsweredQoN 5162Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
I refer the Minister to
firearms licensing, and ask: (a) How many enquires did the Firearms Licensing Services
receive in December 2018 and January 2019 regarding firearms licence renewals; (b) Following the Licensing and Registry computer system
upgrade how many firearms license holders were discovered not to have received their
renewal notice; (c) Since the March audit how many firearms licence holders have now renewed and
how many are still awaiting a response from Firearms Licensing Services; (d) How many individual firearms license holders are there in
Western Australia; and (e) How many individuals hold more then one firearms licence?
firearms licensing, and ask: (a) How many enquires did the Firearms Licensing Services
receive in December 2018 and January 2019 regarding firearms licence renewals; (b) Following the Licensing and Registry computer system
upgrade how many firearms license holders were discovered not to have received their
renewal notice; (c) Since the March audit how many firearms licence holders have now renewed and
how many are still awaiting a response from Firearms Licensing Services; (d) How many individual firearms license holders are there in
Western Australia; and (e) How many individuals hold more then one firearms licence?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
8 August 2019
Responded by
Minister for Police; Road Safety
Response time
19 days
The Western Australian Police Force advise:
a) The agency is unable to provide an answer as a log of enquiries is not kept.
b) 7688 renewals were re-sent to individual licence holders
c) As of 24 June 2019, 41 persons identified in the March audit were yet to pay their firearm licence renewal. Firearm Licensing have been contacting these persons via phone or email to ascertain if their renewal has been received and will continue to do so until all of those persons have been contacted and their renewal paid.
d) 81430 individual firearm licences.
e) 61,687 persons hold an individual firearm licence for more than one firearm.
a) The agency is unable to provide an answer as a log of enquiries is not kept.
b) 7688 renewals were re-sent to individual licence holders
c) As of 24 June 2019, 41 persons identified in the March audit were yet to pay their firearm licence renewal. Firearm Licensing have been contacting these persons via phone or email to ascertain if their renewal has been received and will continue to do so until all of those persons have been contacted and their renewal paid.
d) 81430 individual firearm licences.
e) 61,687 persons hold an individual firearm licence for more than one firearm.
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