Practical Changes Needed On Firearms Laws
NSW Farmers has presented the state government with a range of improvements that need to be made to firearms regulations.
The sudden, sweeping changes to firearms laws made without consultation created adverse and unintended consequences, NSW Farmers President Xavier Martin said, and ongoing uncertainty caused big problems for food and fibre producers. But legislation was only part of the process in changing firearms rules in NSW, and Mr Martin said a set of regulations, which had only recently been reviewed, also needed to be changed.
"At the moment I'm hearing from a lot of farmers who don't know whether they're breaking the law or not because there's this cloud of uncertainty hanging over them," Mr Martin said.
"For farmers these are vital tools - expensive tools - that are needed to do a job, and we've made it clear to the NSW Government that it needs to get the settings right around their new laws."
NSW Farmers called for several feasibility issues to be resolved, including:
"We're conscious that there are ways to improve practicality for farmers," Mr Martin said.
"The process to update the Firearms Regulation 2017 must not be rushed and it must provide adequate consultation opportunities with key stakeholders such as NSW Farmers to mitigate adverse and unintended consequences for food and fibre production, and the state's biosecurity and landscape management.
"We're continuing to build engagement with government, opposition, crossbenchers and agencies to make the best out of this situation, so we can sort out the confusions, and let farmers get on with the important job of producing healthy plants and animals."
https://nswfarmers.org.au/NSWFA/Posts/News/mr.008.26.aspx
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