❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding lost and stolen laptops, tablets, and mobile phones within the Health and Mental Health portfolios. The response details the number of missing and stolen devices and their estimated value for the Department of Health and the Mental Health Commission across three financial years.
AnsweredQoN 1228Legislative Assembly
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For each department, agency or Government Trading Enterprise within the Minister’s portfolio of responsibilities, I ask: (a) how many notebook computers, laptops or tablets have been recorded as lost for 2023-24; 2024-25 and 2025 to date; (b) how many notebook computers, laptops or tablets have been recorded as stolen for 2023-24; 2024-25 and 2025 to date; (c) what is the actual or estimated value of the lost or stolen notebook computers; (d) how many mobile phones have been recorded as stolen for 2023-24; 2024-25 and 2025 to date; and (e) what is the actual or estimated value of the lost or stolen mobile phones?
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Answered
17 February 2026
Responded by
Minister for Health; Mental Health
Response time
4 days
Department of Health:
(a)
Missing Laptops/Notebooks
FY 2023-24
FY 2024-25
FY 2025-26
WA Health
37
25
11
(b)
Stolen Laptops/Notebooks
FY 2023-24
FY 2024-25
FY 2025-26
WA Health
9
5
3
(c) $81,000.
Estimated replacement value of each laptop/notebook is approximately $1,000 per device. This figure is indicative only.
(d)
Stolen Mobile Phones
FY 2023-24
FY 2024-25
FY 2025-26
WA Health
22
19
12
(e) $26,500.
Mental Health Commission:
(a) 2023-24: 2024-25 and 2025 to date – zero notebook computers, laptops or tablets have been recorded as lost.
(b) 2023-24 – zero notebook computers have been recorded as stolen; two laptops have been recorded as stolen, and zero tablets have been recorded as stolen.
2024-25 and 2025 to date – zero notebook computers, laptops or tablets have been recorded as stolen.
(c) $3,467.00.
(d) 2023-24 – two mobile phones have been recorded as stolen;
2024-25 and 2025 to date – zero mobile phones have been recorded as stolen.
(e) $1,690.20.
(a)
Missing Laptops/Notebooks
FY 2023-24
FY 2024-25
FY 2025-26
WA Health
37
25
11
(b)
Stolen Laptops/Notebooks
FY 2023-24
FY 2024-25
FY 2025-26
WA Health
9
5
3
(c) $81,000.
Estimated replacement value of each laptop/notebook is approximately $1,000 per device. This figure is indicative only.
(d)
Stolen Mobile Phones
FY 2023-24
FY 2024-25
FY 2025-26
WA Health
22
19
12
(e) $26,500.
Mental Health Commission:
(a) 2023-24: 2024-25 and 2025 to date – zero notebook computers, laptops or tablets have been recorded as lost.
(b) 2023-24 – zero notebook computers have been recorded as stolen; two laptops have been recorded as stolen, and zero tablets have been recorded as stolen.
2024-25 and 2025 to date – zero notebook computers, laptops or tablets have been recorded as stolen.
(c) $3,467.00.
(d) 2023-24 – two mobile phones have been recorded as stolen;
2024-25 and 2025 to date – zero mobile phones have been recorded as stolen.
(e) $1,690.20.
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