Overview

• Premier Chris Minns said the clause should be removed, warning it evokes a US-style right to bear arms.
• The Liberal Party resolved to vote against the package, while the Nationals will support it with amendments.
• The bill would legalise hunters’ use of silencers and night-vision gear and set up a $7.9 million Conservation Hunting Authority.
• Documents show about 50,000 hectares across 23 Crown-land parcels would be opened to licensed hunting, including areas near national parks.
• An inquiry report is due before debate resumes next week, as conservationists and gun-control advocates continue to press for the bill to be overhauled or defeated.