Report No. 53, 56th Parliament - Weapons and Other Legislation (Firearms Offences) Amendment Bill 2019

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About the Bill

On 1 May 2019, Mr Trevor Watts MP, Member for Toowoomba North, introduced the Weapons and Other Legislation (Firearms Offences) Amendment Bill 2019.  The Bill was referred to the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee for detailed consideration.  The committee tabled its report on 1 November 2019.    

The Bill proposes to strengthen the legislative framework pertaining to weapon and firearm crime by amending the Criminal Code, the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 and the Weapons Act 1990 to:

  • increase the penalties for certain weapon and firearm offences

  • introduce new offences

  • introduce a new legislative framework to prohibit high risk individuals from acquiring, possessing or using a firearm.

Committee's report

The committee tabled Report No. 53, 56th Parliament - Weapons and Other Legislation (Firearms Offences) Amendment Bill 2019 on 1 November 2019.

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Timeline

Submissions closed:

15 July 2019 refer to ‘View submissions’ tab above

Public briefing:

13 May 2019 - program- broadcast-transcript

Public hearing (Brisbane):

19 August 2019 - program- broadcast- transcript

Report tabled on:

1 November 2019 - report
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