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Question Without Notice No. 406 asked in the Legislative Council on 12 May 2022 by Hon James Hayward

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

POLICE — FIREARM OWNERSHIP

406. Hon JAMES HAYWARD to the minister representing the Minister for Police:

I refer to the purchase of a .50 calibre rifle by the WA Police Force.

(1) What was the cost of the .50 calibre rifle purchased by WA police on 24 February 2022?

(2) For what purpose was the .50 calibre rifle purchased?

(3) Does the WA Police Force have an ongoing need to own a .50 calibre rifle; and, if so, what might it be used for?

(4) Is the .50 calibre rifle purchased by WA police on 24 February 2022 the same rifle the Minister for Police was photographed with recently?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the member for some notice of the question. I have seen the question, but I do not have an answer in my folder. If it comes in by the end of question time, I will provide it then.