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QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
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Infrastructure and Transport: Code of Conduct Investigations (Question No. 1052)
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Question No. 1243)
(Cormann, Sen Mathias, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Australian Men's Shed Association (Question Nos 1299 and 1300)
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Association of Building Sustainability Assessors (Question No. 1301)
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Wong, Sen Penny) -
Employment and Workplace Relations (Question No. 1309)
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Arbib, Sen Mark) -
Treasury (Question No. 1317)
(Milne, Sen Christine, Wong, Sen Penny) -
James Price Point (Question No. 1426)
(Siewert, Sen Rachel, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Immigration and Citizenship (Question No. 1428)
(Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Health and Ageing (Question No. 1429)
(Bushby, Sen David, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Immigration and Citizenship (Question No. 1430)
(Cash, Sen Michaelia, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Curtin Detention Centre (Question No. 1432)
(Cash, Sen Michaelia, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Attorney-General's (Question No. 1433)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Crisis Coordination Centre (Question No. 1435)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (Question No. 1436)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Attorney-General's (Question No. 1437)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Emergency Management Australia (Question No. 1438)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Attorney-General's (Question No. 1439)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Defence: Projects of Concern (Question No. 1440)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Defence: Early Indicators and Warning System (Question No. 1441)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Defence (Question No. 1442)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Defence: Strategic Reform Program (Question No. 1443)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Defence (Question No. 1444)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Defence: Staffing (Question No. 1445)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Defence: Projects (Question No. 1446)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Defence: Air Warfare Destroyer Program (Question No. 1447)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Defence (Question No. 1448)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Defence: Staffing (Question No. 1449)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Defence (Question No. 1450)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Defence: Program Funding (Question No. 1451)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Defence: Program Funding (Question No. 1452)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Defence: Projects (Question No. 1453)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Defence (Question No. 1454)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (Question No. 1457)
(Milne, Sen Christine, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Christmas Island Detention Centre (Question Nos 1461 and 1462)
(Cormann, Sen Mathias, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Question No. 1464)
(Waters, Sen Larissa, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Afghanistan (Question No. 1466)
(Ludlam, Sen Scott, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Olympic Dam (Question No. 1467)
(Ludlam, Sen Scott, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Taxation (Question No. 1469)
(Cormann, Sen Mathias, Arbib, Sen Mark) -
National Heritage List (Question No. 1471)
(Siewert, Sen Rachel, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government: Travel Allowance (Question No. 1472)
(Joyce, Sen Barnaby, Sherry, Sen Nick) -
Australian Defence Force (Question No. 1473)
(Brown, Sen Bob, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Australian Defence Force (Question No. 1474)
(Brown, Sen Bob, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Australian Defence Force (Question No. 1475)
(Brown, Sen Bob, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Australian Defence Force (Question No. 1476)
(Brown, Sen Bob, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Question No. 1477)
(Birmingham, Sen Simon, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Firearms (Question No. 1478)
(Brown, Sen Bob, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Centrelink (Question No. 1481)
(Siewert, Sen Rachel, Arbib, Sen Mark) -
Attorney-General's (Question No. 1482)
(Ludlam, Sen Scott, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Assange, Mr Julian (Question No. 1483)
(Ludlam, Sen Scott, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Bureau of Meteorology (Question No. 1484)
(Macdonald, Sen Ian, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Treasury (Question No. 1485)
(Siewert, Sen Rachel, Wong, Sen Penny) -
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Question No. 1486)
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Prime Minister (Question No. 1487)
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Marine Sanctuaries (Question No. 1489)
(Cormann, Sen Mathias, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Employment and Workplace Relations: Staffing (Question No. 1490)
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Arbib, Sen Mark) -
Employment and Workplace Relations: Staffing (Question No. 1491)
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Arbib, Sen Mark) -
Marine Bioregional Planning Program (Question No. 1494)
(Boswell, Sen Ronald, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Medicare Locals (Question No. 1509)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Ludwig, Sen Joe)
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Infrastructure and Transport: Code of Conduct Investigations (Question No. 1052)
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Firearms
(Question No. 1478)
Senator Bob Brown asked the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, upon notice, on 23 November 2011:
How many firearms were imported in each of the past 10 years and how many of these were: (a) long guns; and (b) short guns.
Senator Ludwig: The Minister for Home Affairs has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question.
The number of commercially imported*# firearms for years 2001 - 2010 is as follows:
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Year |
Handgun |
LongArm ## |
TOTAL |
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2001 |
11,578 |
19,631 |
31,209 |
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2002 |
9,761 |
30,368 |
40,129 |
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2003 |
12,328 |
28,892 |
41,220 |
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2004 |
7,765 |
37,400 |
45,165 |
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2005 |
7,544 |
43,277 |
50,821 |
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2006 |
7,417 |
51,377 |
58,794 |
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2007 |
7,615 |
60,364 |
67,979 |
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2008 |
6,257 |
67,302 |
73,559 |
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2009 |
7,674 |
60,253 |
67,927 |
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2010 |
13,405 |
71,064 |
84,469 |
* Commercial firearms are goods that have been imported into Australia in accordance with Customs import declaration requirements, even if by a private user.
# Figures provided include air firearms as well as conventional firearms.
## Long arms include rifles, shotguns, military, antique firearms and uncategorised air-firearms; and for 2003 onwards, paintball markers.
It should be noted that Customs and Border Protection's data collection and recording arrangements were amended in 2004. Accordingly, data prior to 2004 is not directly comparable with current statistics.