Michael Ferguson,Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management
The Tasmanian Government continues to look forward to the findings and recommendations of the House of Assembly Committee inquiry into firearms laws, when the committee is able to finish its work.
It was the Government which moved for the establishment of the Committee, and we fully support the finalisation of its work in due course.
The conduct of the inquiry is a matter for the Parliamentary Committee, and the members of the Committee have resolved to resume the inquiry again when it has full membership addressed.
The inquiry is a platform for all stakeholder views to be heard. The Government’s position is that our firearms laws are among the toughest in the world and that is how they should remain. Our overriding principle in relation to any proposed changes continues to be that we will not do anything to undermine the National Firearms Agreement.
