Nick Minchin (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance and Administration) Share this | Hansard source

This was a crime committed in the state of Victoria today, prima facie a crime under the Victorian criminal law, and will be properly investigated and prosecuted by the Victoria Police. I am sure that the Victorian government and the Victoria Police will keep the Australian government and the Australian Federal Police fully informed on the matter. If, as a result of that investigation, there are any prosecutions and clearly a need to strengthen, firstly, a Victorian approach but, secondly, a national approach, then obviously we are open to consider such matters. But I do think Senator Brown ought to give much more reflection upon the strength of the Australian government’s position on this matter. We have taken a very strong position on guns in this country, we continue to take a very strong position and we are of course always open to strengthening Australia’s gun laws if that proves necessary.