John Edwards lied on an application to the firearms registry in 2010, which was refused once staff uncovered his AVO history. But the matter of the false application was never followed up | jennynoise
John Edwards lied on an application to the firearms registry in 2010, which was refused once staff uncovered his apprehended violence order history. But the matter of the false application was never followed up.
The inquest heard that in 2010, Edwards ticked "no" on the licence application form where it asked if he had been subject to an AVO in the past decade. A check on the NSW police database revealed that to be false, and his licence application was refused – but no further action was taken, either by escalating to police or by making a note in Edwards' database file.
But when questioned further on what she knew of the steps taken at the time, she said that she "probably would have issued the licence as well", based on the information available.
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