There's been a few broken promises & backflips and we're not even into the first year of this Labor Govn in WA. There's a growing belief that Mark McGowan's team had a bit of a plan to win the very unlosable election, but very little idea on how to actually govern fairly & responsibly. They look very qualified to be a good opposition, but bit clueless on running a government. After 12 months they can't keep blaming the Liberals & Nationals for everything. Said they'd "Fix The Mess"...
At a guess the next back flip will be Moora Residential College. Its closure will seriously disadvantage rural students. There's a disputed figure of $8+ Million required to keep it open. One other suggested figure is however between $500,000 & 600,000. WALabor Government is spending Millions more than that on Performing Arts Centres at just 2 schools in Perth.
After that, probably the less covered pending back flip, the Firearms Transportation Issue.
Here's the background.
1) Australia Post has always transported firearms via the post. They still do it through out the country.
2) Australia Post don't know which parcels contain firearms. This is good. We want this as its how it stays secure. They're not meant to know what's in a parcel. If it's generic kitchen forks or a rifle is none of their business and for security, you don't want ANYONE knowing what's in the parcel. You want electronic tracking and point of exchange data entry so you can track your kitchen forks, garden forks or long arm where ever it is in transit.
3) Aust Post are Commonwealth Employees. Their facilities are Commonwealth facilities. If you rob one, its a Federal offence. A state employee cannot impose bogus regulation upon the Commonwealth sphere. Just cannot. This is what's being bluffed through, right now.
4) The "approved carrier" line in the WA Legislation might be fine, but the legislation also states "by post" which somehow, according to some WA Bureaucrats doesn't include the Australia Wide Postal Service, the federally run Australia Post. Now it means selected couriers. Of which there were supposed to be over a dozen. The two to Albany, one only goes to Perth once a month & the other doesn't want to touch firearms now because it's "hassle". The current courier system means that more than a few hundred kilometres out of Perth the freight becomes greater than the cost of the firearm. Its putting regional businesses out of business...all the while its not solving a problem, its creating them. Its not a response to wide spread theft via Aust Post because only WA Police Bureaucrats have actually taken this action.
5) Approved Carriers will need 2 locked boxes on board. One for firearms & one for ammunition. Now this is absurd. Firearms are not classed as dangerous goods & if they're not identified on the outside as a firearm they're better off. Ammunition? Well that's classed (quite rightly) as a Dangerous Good so why would Aust Post (who will not transport Dangerous Goods) need to be fitted with it? Now it gets worse. WAPolice will require all staff to know what they're carrying under the new criteria as "approved carriers"...which will include a very large number of private contractors who deliver mail...they'll all have to have 2 locked boxes, one of which they can guarantee they'll never use. They don't handle ammunition...gotta have the box for it though. Strangely its argued that baggage handlers at airports are not approved carriers nor trained, nor hold accreditation. It was pointed out they're federal employees on Commonwealth sites.
Well NO actually. Only 3 commonwealth airports & they're military. The Perth Airport is run & operated by private corporations, not Commonwealth employees. Baggage handlers are not commonwealth employees. So a baggage handler can legally handle baggage including a firearm no worries at all & they're not "approved carriers". Property of shooting teams, recreational hunters, pest controllers, private persons going about their lawful business. But NOT Aust Post?
6) 20 rural & regional small businesses in WA buy & sell firearms. One is 100kms from Carnarvon. 2 firearms that went missing in the new "approved carrier" system, missing since May 2017 finally showed up & receipt took place in Jan 2018. The same dealer has 6 firearms already sold, but he can't get them. 2 reasons. The approved carrier for his area doesn't actually deliver to his premises. The cost of getting them delivered by "approved carrier" to his customers is now far greater than the cost of the actual firearms. Purchasers now see its a hassle, but its cheaper to drive to Perth to buy & pick up firearms. People are beginning to not buy off regional businesses. Perth businesses are losing trade too, but they have a huge advantage over the rural & regionals businesses, some already closing down.
Here's the thing, living in Albany I can actually legally buy a firearm off a dealer in Broome. He/she might not even have the firearm delivered to their premises. They might purchase it out of Queensland, once all paper work is approved all boxes ticked they can arrange to have the firearm delivered by Aust Post directly to me...without it going to Broome, coming straight from Queensland at an affordable rate.
That's doable right now...in every state of Australia. Except WA according the Senior Bureaucrats.
In fact funny thing is, there is absolutely no law broken if this even happened in WA RIGHT NOW. Aust Post is Commonwealth, its allowable under Commonwealth law. The Firearm's supplier in Queensland is not breaking the law in Queensland by posting them, Australia Post isn't breaking the law and me walking onto Commonwealth land (post office) and receiving my lawfully owned firearm via the post, not a crime either. I walk out the door onto WA soil, I'm in possession of my lawfully owned firearm.
So who's stopping firearms going through the post?
The Senior Bureaucrats. It may get some remedied soon. The WA Firearms Traders Assoc., The Sporting Shooters Association of Australia, Shooters Fishers & Farmers Party, One Nation Party, Liberal Democrat and the NationalsWA are now all over this.
Its high ranking absurdity where bureaucrats have grossly overstepped their positions and trying to not only bluff to breach & side step state Legislation, they're trying to invoke it on a federal instrument that operate 100% legally (as well as very safely and effectively in the Commonwealth Sphere right across the country).
And what's happening now?
WAPolice bureaucrats are running the mad house & the Police Minister is now beginning to learn about it. Watch for her response because you'll have heard none from Regional Labor MPs.
The rest of the Government is out to lunch back flipping on stadium seats
When there's sovereign over reach its an incredibly serious matter of State abuse of power.
Now that's big, so lets repeat that in bolder lettering...
When there's sovereign over reach its a serious matter of State abuse of power.
We have that now. Be very concerned, be very afraid.
Watch the WA Labor response. A back flip here is the only solution otherwise the signal is very clear. Meanwhile 20 RURAL BUSINESSES ARE UNDER THE PUMP & SOME ARE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS. (MORE JOBS SAYS LABOR)
BUREAUCRATS CANNOT SIDE STEP & IGNORE LEGISLATION AND PRESSURISE FEDERAL INSTRUMENTS OUTSIDE STATE LEGISLATION.
One word... Mugabe (but with less killing)
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