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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 353 asked in the Legislative Council on 10 May 2022 by Hon James Hayward

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

POLICE — FIREARM OWNERSHIP

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

I refer to the 349 000 individual firearms owned by Western Australians mentioned in the minister's media release of 22 March 2022.

(1) How many individual firearms are registered under categories A, B, C, D, E and H?

(2) How many individual firearms are registered to —

(a) commercial carrier and warehouse licence holders;

(b) dealer, repairer and manufacturer licence holders;

(c) corporate and shooting gallery licence holders; and

(d) collector licence holders?

(3) How many individual firearms are stored at private residential properties?

(4) Can the minister confirm whether the policy announcement at the press conference of 22 March 2022 considered the detailed data requested in questions (1) to (3)?

The PRESIDENT: That is a fairly long question, honourable member. But we will see whether the Minister for Emergency Services has an answer.

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

Thanks, President. I thank the member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Police.

(1)–(4) The Western Australia Police Force advises that a response to this question cannot be provided within the time frame. The member may wish to place the question on notice.