Performance audit on regulating firearms

In January 2020 the Queensland Audit Office (QAO) began a performance audit on the regulation of firearms in Queensland.

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Queensland Police Service (QPS) effectively regulates the acquisition, possession, use and disposal of registered firearms to ensure community safety. The audit scope included all legal firearms regulated between January 2015 and December 2019.

The report found QPS could be more effective in the regulation of registered firearms.

The report’s findings and recommendations are, in some cases, opportunities presently known to the QPS, with a number of projects already underway to renew business processes and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) systems.  

The findings and recommendations of the QAO report have been reviewed and the QPS has accepted all recommendations.

The QPS has established a Firearms Oversight Committee, chaired by a Deputy Commissioner, to implement the recommendations and associated bodies of work.

The report can be accessed on the QAO's website.