❓ Hon Giz Watson inquires about the information sharing practices between the Public Transport Authority (PTA) and the Western Australian Police (WAPOL), specifically regarding a Memorandum of Understanding and the sharing of passenger data. The Minister confirms the existence of the MoU and that it covers all intelligence sharing circumstances, and that the PTA does not share passenger information with other bodies.
AnsweredQoN 2180Legislative Council
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I refer to the answer given to question on notice No.1367, on 26 November 2009, and I ask -
(1) Will the Minister please table a copy of the ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ between the Public Transport Authority (PTA) and the Western Australian Police (WAPOL)?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) Does the ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ cover all circumstances of sharing of intelligence between the PTA and WAPOL?
(4) If no to (3), under what further circumstances is intelligence permitted to be shared between the PTA and WAPOL?
(5) Does the PTA share information regarding the use of public transport by particular individuals with any other body apart from WAPOL?
(6) If yes to (5), will the Minister please provide full details including, -
(a) with which bodies is the information shared;
(b) what is the nature of the information that is shared; and
(c) under what circumstances is the information permitted to be shared?
(7) If no to (6), why not?
(1) Will the Minister please table a copy of the ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ between the Public Transport Authority (PTA) and the Western Australian Police (WAPOL)?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) Does the ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ cover all circumstances of sharing of intelligence between the PTA and WAPOL?
(4) If no to (3), under what further circumstances is intelligence permitted to be shared between the PTA and WAPOL?
(5) Does the PTA share information regarding the use of public transport by particular individuals with any other body apart from WAPOL?
(6) If yes to (5), will the Minister please provide full details including, -
(a) with which bodies is the information shared;
(b) what is the nature of the information that is shared; and
(c) under what circumstances is the information permitted to be shared?
(7) If no to (6), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
21 April 2010
Responded by
Minister for Transport
Response time
22 days
(1) Yes.
(2) Not Applicable.
(3) Yes. The Memorandum of Understanding outlines the conditions of information exchange between the Agencies and provision of policing and security services to the Public Transport Authority.
(4) Not Applicable.
(5) No.
(6)
(a)-(c) Not Applicable.
(7) The Public Transport Authority assumes that the question refers to (5) not (6). That being the case the answer is: No, the information is for official Police use only.
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(2) Not Applicable.
(3) Yes. The Memorandum of Understanding outlines the conditions of information exchange between the Agencies and provision of policing and security services to the Public Transport Authority.
(4) Not Applicable.
(5) No.
(6)
(a)-(c) Not Applicable.
(7) The Public Transport Authority assumes that the question refers to (5) not (6). That being the case the answer is: No, the information is for official Police use only.
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