A parliamentary question probes the Minister for Community Services regarding a police raid on a Department of Communities employee suspected of leaking a large number of emails and documents. The Minister deflects, directing inquiries to the WA Police Force.

AnsweredQoN 250Legislative Council
Asked
24 March 2022
Portfolio
Community Services

QuestionView source ↗

COMMUNITIES — POLICE RAID
250. Hon PETER COLLIER to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Community
Services:
I
refer to the raid by the Western Australia Police Force on the home of a female
Aboriginal public officer e mployed at the Department of Communities and
to the minister's repeated comments that the complaint to WA police concerned the alleged leaking of 5 484 emails containing
2 646 documents, 151 presentations and 332 spreadsheets.
(1) Will the
minister confirm that all the 5 484 documents were allegedly leaked by the one
female Aboriginal public officer?
(2) If no to (1), how many of the 5 484 documents is
the female Aboriginal public officer alleged to have leaked?
(3) If yes to
(1), how many documents in total were allegedly leaked by the eight public
officers employed by the Department of Communities that were reported to WA
police for allegedly leaking documents?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(3) The Western Australia Police Force conducted a criminal
investigation and questions regarding the outcomes should be directed to
the WA Police Force. The Department of Communities alleges that 5 484 emails
were sent from a senior public officer's Communities email account to a
private Gmail account.

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