Statutes Amendment (Possession of Firearms and Prohibited Weapons) Bill

Committee Stage

In committee.

Clause 1.

The Hon. T.J. STEPHENS: As I said in my second reading speech, the Liberal Party supports the bill. The bill is being pushed through a bit quicker than would be the normal convention. I have had no correspondence or concerns from anybody in the legitimate firearms community. As I have previously said in this place, I will always fight for the rights of law-abiding citizens who are firearms owners who do the right thing. At this point, I have had no indication from any of those groups who are legitimate firearms owners that this bill creates any sort of problem. In the future, if concerns are raised with me, then I will bring them back to the parliament. At this particular point, the Liberal Party is happy for the speedy passage of the bill.

The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS: I want to acknowledge the support of both the opposition and the crossbenchers in moving this bill through relatively quickly. This is an important exercise and I appreciate that we have truncated the process somewhat in order to be able to realise a tight time line, so I want to acknowledge the support of the council and thank them for it.

Clause passed.

Remaining clauses (2 to 7) and title passed.

Bill reported without amendment.

Third Reading

The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS (Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (11:35): I move:

That this bill be now read a third time.

Bill read a third time and passed.