❓ Hon. Alison Xamon questions the Department of Water regarding a planned website for licensees to monitor water use, focusing on privacy concerns and the legal basis for restricting public access to individual licensee data. The Minister's response indicates the project is still in the planning phase and refers to relevant sections of the Rights in Water & Irrigation Act regarding data availability.
AnsweredQoN 3889Legislative Council
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I refer to the ‘Reporting’ section of the Department of Water website that states the Metering Team is developing a section for the website where licensees will be able to log on and monitor their water use, which notes that ‘[t]o respect licensees’ privacy, reports will only provide averages’, and ask -
(1) What information will be made available on this website, and when will the site will be complete?
(2) Why will access to this website be restricted to licensees and not available to the general public?
(3) On what legal basis does the Department consider a licensee’s water extraction and use ‘private’ information?
(4) What legal restrictions prevent the Metering Team from publishing information concerning individual licensees’ metering data, including licence conditions and result of water meter readings, the Department of Water website or elsewhere?
(1) What information will be made available on this website, and when will the site will be complete?
(2) Why will access to this website be restricted to licensees and not available to the general public?
(3) On what legal basis does the Department consider a licensee’s water extraction and use ‘private’ information?
(4) What legal restrictions prevent the Metering Team from publishing information concerning individual licensees’ metering data, including licence conditions and result of water meter readings, the Department of Water website or elsewhere?
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Answered
28 June 2011
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Water
Response time
42 days
The Minister for Water provides the following response:
(1) The development of this system has been flagged as a requirement in future system needs for the Department of Water. No decisions have been made at this time on the content of the site or the timing of its development. Licensees are able to request and receive information directly from the Department of Water.
(2) The general public are able to access the licence information that can be made available under the
Rights in Water & Irrigation Act (1914)
through the online water register or through a data request sent to the Department of Water.
(3) Section 26GZJ of the
Rights in Water and Irrigation Act
(1914) and Part 5 (48) of the
Rights in Water and Irrigation Regulations 2000
detail what information can be made available
.
(4) Section 26GZJ of the
Rights in Water & Irrigation Act (1914)
and Part 5 (48) of the
Rights in Water and Irrigation Regulations 2000.
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(1) The development of this system has been flagged as a requirement in future system needs for the Department of Water. No decisions have been made at this time on the content of the site or the timing of its development. Licensees are able to request and receive information directly from the Department of Water.
(2) The general public are able to access the licence information that can be made available under the
Rights in Water & Irrigation Act (1914)
through the online water register or through a data request sent to the Department of Water.
(3) Section 26GZJ of the
Rights in Water and Irrigation Act
(1914) and Part 5 (48) of the
Rights in Water and Irrigation Regulations 2000
detail what information can be made available
.
(4) Section 26GZJ of the
Rights in Water & Irrigation Act (1914)
and Part 5 (48) of the
Rights in Water and Irrigation Regulations 2000.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
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