▁support ▁from ▁both ▁Labor ▁and ▁Co al ition ▁Federal ▁Govern ments . ▁The ▁Australian ▁Police ▁Minister s ▁Council ▁( AP MC ), ▁compr ising ▁state ▁and ▁federal ▁police ▁minister s , ▁meets ▁at ▁least ▁every ▁six ▁months ▁at ▁which ▁issues ▁including ▁the ▁N FA ▁are ▁discussed . ▁Ch anges ▁to ▁the ▁N FA ▁require ▁the ▁un anim ous ▁agreement ▁of ▁all ▁govern ments . ▁At ▁a ▁meeting ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁it ▁was ▁agreed ▁to ▁hold ▁a ▁fire arm ▁am n esty ▁by ▁mid - 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁A ▁study ▁found ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁mass ▁shooting ▁death s ▁of ▁five ▁or ▁more ▁in ▁Australia ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁through ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁though ▁the ▁authors ▁note ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁impossible ▁to ▁prove ▁the ▁agreement ▁was ▁the ▁cause . ▁ ▁Pro vis ions ▁The ▁Ag re ement ▁includes ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁prov isions . ▁It ▁was ▁agreed ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁temporary ▁fire arm ▁buy back ▁program ▁for ▁fire ar ms ▁that ▁were ▁once ▁legal ▁now ▁made ▁illegal , ▁that ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Council ▁on ▁Foreign ▁Rel ations ▁bought ▁over ▁ 6 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁fire ar ms . ▁This ▁program , ▁which ▁cost ▁$ 2 3 0 ▁million , ▁was ▁paid ▁for ▁by ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁country ' s ▁tax es . ▁ ▁The ▁law ▁created ▁a ▁national ▁fire arm ▁registry , ▁a ▁ 2 8 - day ▁waiting ▁period ▁for ▁fire arm ▁sales ,