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1786 - Police and Emergency Services - CHANGES TO THE FIREARMS REGISTRY

Borsak, Robert to the Minister for Finance and Small Business representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services

(1) The New South Wales Police Force recently issued a consultation paper 'Proposed Amendments to the Firearms Regulation 2017'. In the June 2020 version of the consultation paper, paragraph 3.11 proposes amending any reference to the Firearms Registry in the regulation to refer to a Command within the NSW Police Force. Will the Minister confirm whether there are any plans to absorb the Firearms Registry back into a general command of the NSW Police Force, or to re-name the Registry?

(a) Are there any plans to close or re-locate the Firearms Registry?

(i) If so, what is the reason for this proposed change?

 
Answer -

I am advised:

On 1 July 2019, the NSW Police Force established the Police Prosecutions and Licensing Enforcement Command (PPLEC), bringing together the Police Prosecutions Command, the Security Licensing and Enforcement Directorate and the Firearms Registry to be led by an Assistant Commissioner. Amending the references to the Firearms Registry in the Firearms Regulation 2017 is consistent with the establishment of the PPLEC and the appointment of an Assistant Commissioner as the corporate sponsor for firearms and the whole of organisation response to firearms regulation and compliance to maintain public safety.

The PPLEC restructure is ongoing. There are no plans to relocate the Firearms Registry.

 

Question asked on 28 July 2020 (session 57-1) and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 305
Answer received on 17 August 2020 and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 319

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