❓ WA Parliamentary Question regarding government agencies falling victim to scams. Both the Housing Authority and the Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor report no losses and outline preventative measures.
AnsweredQoN 5853Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the online news article published by the ABC online on 17 August 2016 in relation to scammers stealing $500,000 from West Australian businesses over the past two years as reported by the Department of Consumer Protection, and I ask: (a) have any WA Government agencies within the Minister’s
portfolio of responsibility fallen victim to these scams over the past two
years; (b) if
so which agencies have been impacted; (c) for each agency impacted, what was the nature of, and the
dollar amount lost in connection to each scam; (d) have
criminal charges been laid against any persons or entities in connection to
these scams; and (e) what
measures have you taken to ensure that public funds are not lost to scammers
via WA Government agencies?
portfolio of responsibility fallen victim to these scams over the past two
years; (b) if
so which agencies have been impacted; (c) for each agency impacted, what was the nature of, and the
dollar amount lost in connection to each scam; (d) have
criminal charges been laid against any persons or entities in connection to
these scams; and (e) what
measures have you taken to ensure that public funds are not lost to scammers
via WA Government agencies?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
18 October 2016
Responded by
Minister for Housing; Racing and Gaming
Response time
34 days
The Housing Authority advises:
(a) No.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Not applicable.
(e) The Housing Authority has tight vendor controls and procedures that require written authorisation for any vendor changes. The Housing Authority has sent warnings out to business units on what to look for to identify scammers.
Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor advises:
(a) No.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Not applicable.
(e) The Department has financial controls in place in accordance with whole of government requirements and has implemented Department of Commerce recommendations to mitigate risk posed by scammers.
(a) No.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Not applicable.
(e) The Housing Authority has tight vendor controls and procedures that require written authorisation for any vendor changes. The Housing Authority has sent warnings out to business units on what to look for to identify scammers.
Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor advises:
(a) No.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Not applicable.
(e) The Department has financial controls in place in accordance with whole of government requirements and has implemented Department of Commerce recommendations to mitigate risk posed by scammers.
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