Petition · past parliament

Ban the sale of fireworks to the public and hold local Council events instead.

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

Every year our Emergency Services have to deal with the following:

POLICE - Arrests, Reports.
AMBULANCE - injuries
FIRE BRIGADE - Fires

It's time to ban the sale of these explosives to the public and have only Council run events instead.
Like it or not, Fireworks get into the wrong hands far too easily. They are used to fire at people and posted through people's letter boxes.
The damage caused by fireworks to people and property is just too much to deal with.
YouTube has many videos showing fireworks being used in an illegal way.
It's time these were banned from public sale.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

24 Oct 2015 Petition opened for signatures
26 Oct 2015 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 Oct 2015

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.