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“an expression of interest process … similar to the parole board process”; neither has occurred.
Firearm Dealers Association of Queensland president Rob Nioa said it was clear the Police Minister had deliberately misled parliament, for which he should face serious sanctions.
“This was no slip of the tongue, Bill Byrne spoke clearly in parliament and backed this up with a media release proclaiming his consultation would be superior to the successful advisory panel that had effectively served governments of both sides of politics,” Mr Nioa said.
“Just two months later the Minister’s first meeting is held in the shadow of the federal election, in a cynical attempt to avoid focusing on the fact no expressions of interest were called for, and no industry representatives have been invited. That suggests he has either misled parliament or doesn’t even know what his office is doing. This is becoming a pattern. Bill Byrne insulted law abiding farmers by accusing them of acting like they’re in the Wild West, then misled Parliament by saying he had consulted with AgForce to cover his tracks.”
Mr Nioa said the Police Minister should face censure in Parliament, and the State Government should reopen its forum to industry as originally promised.
“It is ridiculous that the state’s firearm dealers, are not being consulted about ways to make more effective firearm laws, when they process every transaction in the state and have made common sense recommendations to improve the laws,” he said.
Previous efforts to enable firearm dealers to electronically access background information for firearm sales, and to modernise the recording of firearm transactions have been rejected.
“Our members are being taken for granted; legislation governing their business is being debated by people without a detailed understanding of the issues they face. No industry would consider that acceptable,” Mr Nioa said, “Firearm dealers process private sales between licensed firearm owners, which means frontline police don’t need to have licensed owners bringing firearms with them to a police station to sell to another, nor do police have to be tied up processing paperwork and red tape.
Our members are subsidising government services, the police don’t want the extra burden, yet the Minister doesn’t even have the courtesy to invite us to the table, despite his promises.
Given the State Government is clearly not committed to hearing from those whose livelihoods are linked to the effective operation of these laws, we will have to consider all of our options.”
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Queensland Premier
The Hon. Annastacia Palaszczuk
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thepremier@premiers.qld.gov.auQueensland Police Minister
The Hon. Bill Byrne
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police@ministerial.qld.gov.au Email your local Member of Parliament
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