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❓ A Member of Parliament inquired about the data stored on servers in room 2.49(b) and the security measures in place. The Speaker responded that there are no servers in that room, and the racks present are securely locked network infrastructure with no data storage.

AnsweredQoN 2362Legislative Assembly

Asked

29 November 2017

Member

Mr Z.R.F. Kirkup

Portfolio

Speaker

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I refer to the server racks located in room 2.49(b), and ask: (a) do the servers hold any information relating to: (i) the financial or personal details of Members of Parliament; (ii) the financial or human resource details of any staff of the Parliament; (iii) the operations of any Legislative Council or Legislative Assembly committees; (iv) supporting the security requirements of the Parliament; (v) supporting the Legislative Council operations; (vi) supporting the Legislative Assembly operations; and (vii) supporting the ongoing operational requirements of the Parliament; and (b) if yes to (a)(i)-(vii): (i) what information is specifically stored on those servers; (ii) why are these servers stored in an area accessible to patrons of the public gallery of the Legislative Council; and (iii) what physical security measures are in place to stop members of the public accessing those server racks?

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Answered

1 February 2018

Response time

1 days

There are no servers in room 2.49(b). The racks comprise network communications and broadcasting infrastructure and are securely locked. No data is stored in these racks.

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