Queensland reveals mandatory mental health element to gun reform

No mandatory mental health checks for gun owners

Queensland’s Premier has instead promised stricter rules for high-risk patients and tighter controls on dangerous offenders.

Mental health clinicians to flag 'high-risk' patients in gun licence crackdown

A raft of new gun laws in response to the Wieambilla shooting falls short of mandatory mental health checks for gun licence applicants.

Queensland reveals mandatory mental health element to gun reform

The Crisafulli government has announced new details of its response to the Wieambilla attack alongside gun reforms after the Bondi Beach attack.

Queensland moves to mandate mental health reporting for high-risk patients and tighten gun controls - The Indian Sun

Queensland is set to introduce mandatory mental health reporting for high-risk patients as part of a package of reforms aimed at keeping firearms out of the hands of criminals and extremists, in response to the Wieambilla shootings. Legislation introduced to Parliament this week will require professional carers within Queensland Health to notify police when they assess an individual as posing a higher risk of committing violence with a weapon. T…

Key Wieambilla finding rejected in ‘tough’ gun reforms

A key Wieambilla inquest finding has been rejected after a state government opted not to adopt mandatory mental health checks for gun licences. The Queensland government has also come under fire for reforms in response to the Bondi terror attack, with one critic claiming it had “fortified the weakest gun laws in Australia”. Queensland Premier David Crisafulli on Tuesday backed his “tough” changes aimed at keeping guns out of the hands of terrori…

High-Risk Patients To Be Reported

February 10, 2026 The State Government has added mandatory reporting by health professionals to its new suite of firearms controls. A State Government spokesperson said on Tuesday a Ministerial Directive would be issued to all professional carers within the public health system, requiring new, mandatory mental health reporting for high-risk patients. The Directive will require professional carers to make a referral to the Queensland Police Servi…