A Bill aiming to tackle gun crime introduced into the Queensland Parliament will allow police to impose orders giving officers the right to search suspects without a warrant.
As part of the LNP’s gun reform proposal, opposition police spokesman Trevor Watts is introducing a private member’s bill that gives the police commissioner discretion to ban ‘high-risk’ Queenslanders from purchasing and operating firearms if they are not, in the public interest, considered fit to possess a firearm.
The Bill, currently before a parliamentary committee, follows similar firearms prohibitions orders are already operating in South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.
In support of his bill, Mr Watts cited a 63 per cent increase of offences under the Weapons Act since 2008.