The Gun Law Group the Government Won’t Explain

MAJOR FIREARMS POLICY WORK is being done through official working groups, but licensed shooters are being left to reconstruct the process through FOI requests, redacted documents and multiple review appeals.

IN THIS EPISODE of Gun News Australia, we begin an investigation into the Firearms and Weapons Policy Working Group and the awkwardly named Inconsistency Sub-Working Group.

Official documents show the sub-working group appeared as an agenda item in September 2023, with an update and next steps. The same meeting papers show proposed Terms of Reference changes, including inconsistency issues becoming a standing agenda item for Registry Managers Group meetings.

We also look at the FOI trail: 33 documents identified by the Attorney-General's Department, only 2 released in full, 11 released in part and 20 refused in full.

A related NSW IPC review later found a NSW Police refusal to release the same documents was not justified and recommended a new decision.

This episode is not about claiming more than the documents prove. It is about transparency, accountability and making sure licensed shooters understand how national firearms policy is being developed before decisions become law.

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