00:00After the comments from the Police Commissioner today, the State Opposition said the tragedy
00:07should serve as a catalyst for change.
00:09Domestic violence has increased by almost 50 per cent over the last five years.
00:13It is unacceptable.
00:15We must say as a community, enough is enough.
00:19The details of the disciplinary action against the eight officers who failed to act properly
00:23were not revealed.
00:25As the Commissioner has said, mistakes were made, they were.
00:28Mistakes were made.
00:29And those officers will have to live with those mistakes for the rest of their lives.
00:33But what we've got to do at this stage is make sure that they never happen again.
00:37Bombara was licensed to own 13 guns.
00:40Since the tragedy, the Government has passed new firearm laws restricting licence holders
00:44to between five and ten firearms.
00:47A move welcomed by domestic violence advocates, who also support police having fewer options
00:52in how they respond to incidents.
00:55We can't have discretion.
00:56We must have consistency.
00:58So whatever police station a victim-survivor walks into, they're going to get the same
01:02evidence-based response.
01:04WA Police say they'll implement the recommendations under the guidance of specialist domestic
01:09violence services and those with lived experience.
01:12But the Opposition wants greater oversight.
01:15What I would like to think is that the CCC does have that authority.
01:20The report has been provided to the CCC, the Ombudsman and Deputy State Coroner, all of
01:25whom may choose to take further action.
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