❓ Hon. Louise Kingston questions the Minister for Police regarding how the 90,000 firearm licence holders in WA were directly contacted about proposed firearms reforms. The Minister details various engagement methods used to notify the public.
AnsweredQoN 1466Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
FIREARMS ACT —
REFORM
1466. Hon LOUISE KINGSTON to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I thank the minister for the answer
to question without notice 1384, and I refer to the answer to parts (2) to (4),
''Not applicable''.
How were the almost 90 000 firearm
licence holders in WA directly contacted regarding the government's
proposed firearms reforms consultation paper?
REFORM
1466. Hon LOUISE KINGSTON to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I thank the minister for the answer
to question without notice 1384, and I refer to the answer to parts (2) to (4),
''Not applicable''.
How were the almost 90 000 firearm
licence holders in WA directly contacted regarding the government's
proposed firearms reforms consultation paper?
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 reform, 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 —
(a) engagement
with the WA Firearms Community Alliance, which represents some individual
firearms licence holders, clubs, dealers, collectors and the broader firearms community;
(b) engagement with the Western Australian Primary
Producers Firearms Advisory Board, consisting of representatives from the WA Farmers Federation, the WA Pastoralists
and Graziers Association , the Kimberley Pilbara Cattlemen's
Association, vegetablesWA, and Wines of WA;
(c) ministerial
media briefings and statements;
(d) Western Australia
Police Force website, including via the firearms licensing services blog site;
(e) state
government website; and
(f) media
advertisements in all mainstream media, including newspapers, radio and
television, and online sites.
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 reform, 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 —
(a) engagement
with the WA Firearms Community Alliance, which represents some individual
firearms licence holders, clubs, dealers, collectors and the broader firearms community;
(b) engagement with the Western Australian Primary
Producers Firearms Advisory Board, consisting of representatives from the WA Farmers Federation, the WA Pastoralists
and Graziers Association , the Kimberley Pilbara Cattlemen's
Association, vegetablesWA, and Wines of WA;
(c) ministerial
media briefings and statements;
(d) Western Australia
Police Force website, including via the firearms licensing services blog site;
(e) state
government website; and
(f) media
advertisements in all mainstream media, including newspapers, radio and
television, and online sites.
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