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❓ A parliamentary question seeks information on online merchandise stores operated by departments under the Minister's portfolio, including details on security, data storage, costs, and usage. The Minister's response is dismissive and unhelpful, refusing to provide the requested information directly.

AnsweredQoN 1230Legislative Assembly

Asked

27 June 2017

Member

Mr Z.R.F. Kirkup

Portfolio

Mines and Petroleum; Commerce and Industrial Relations; Electoral Affairs; Asian Engagement

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Do any of the Minister's portfolio responsibility Departments, Boards, Agencies or corporations operate an online merchandise store, and if so: (a) What is the URL used to access this store; (b) What products are sold on the store; (c) Since 1 January 2017 have there been any reported online attacks or breaches of these systems; (d) For customers who use the system, is any personal data stored: (i) If so, what data is stored and for how long; and (ii) If so, is that data encrypted; (e) Are there any maintenance costs associated with the online store: (i) if so, what is the annual maintenance cost; (f) Are there any people dedicated to the administration of the online store: (i) If so, what is the job title of those people and their associated salary and entitlements; and (g) How many people have used the store since 1 January 2017?

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Answered

13 February 2018

Responded by

Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Commerce and Industrial Relations; Electoral Affairs; Asian Engagement

Response time

36 days

(a) By definition, all URLs are publically available. I suggest the Member use ‘Google’ or another service and find out.
(b) Once the Member has found the URLs he will be able to see the products for sale and can make his own list, if that isn’t too much work for him.
(c)-(g) Please refer to Hansard of the Assembly of Wednesday 21 November 1973.

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