Urgent Debates Declined — Gun Buy-back Scheme—Data Breach

I have received letters from Brett Hudson and David Seymour seeking to debate under Standing Order 389 a data breach in the gun buy-back registering. This is a particular case of recent occurrence. The operation of the firearms buy-back scheme is a matter for which there is ministerial responsibility. The test for whether a particular case requires the immediate attention of the House is a high one. The Police has reported that only one person had access to the data. In light of that, I am not convinced that this matter is urgent enough to warrant setting aside the business of the House today. The applications are therefore declined. If the data breach, however, turns out to be more widespread, I would reconsider the applications.