❓ A WA parliamentary question scrutinising the Police Minister's awareness of shortcomings in the Blue Iris CCTV system, as highlighted in an Auditor General's report. The response indicates no direct contact between the Police and the Minister's office regarding the report.
AnsweredQoN 6456Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to Western Australian Auditor General’s Report
Use of CCTV Equipment and Information
,
Report 9 – October 2011
, and I ask:
(a) did the Western Australia Police have any contact with the Minister, or his office, in preparing their agency response, as detailed in the Auditor General’s report on page 8, and if yes, when did this contact occur;
(b) if the answer to (1) is “no”, when did the Western Australia Police first advise the Minister, or his office, of their response;
(c) in reference to the fact that it was reported police advised the Auditor General they are aware of the shortcomings of the present Register, when did the Western Australian Police first advise the Minister, or his office, of these shortcomings;
(d) when was the Minister, or his office, first made aware of the fact that there was no systematic pursuit of state Government agencies by Western Australia Police to ensure that they had met their obligations to register their CCTV installations as part of Blue Iris;
(e) what budget request has been made for Blue Iris Phase II;
(f) when is it expected that Blue Iris Phase II will commence, and when will it be completed; and
(g) what is the expected additional budget allocation be required to address the issues raised in the report, as detailed by the response of the Western Australia Police?
Use of CCTV Equipment and Information
,
Report 9 – October 2011
, and I ask:
(a) did the Western Australia Police have any contact with the Minister, or his office, in preparing their agency response, as detailed in the Auditor General’s report on page 8, and if yes, when did this contact occur;
(b) if the answer to (1) is “no”, when did the Western Australia Police first advise the Minister, or his office, of their response;
(c) in reference to the fact that it was reported police advised the Auditor General they are aware of the shortcomings of the present Register, when did the Western Australian Police first advise the Minister, or his office, of these shortcomings;
(d) when was the Minister, or his office, first made aware of the fact that there was no systematic pursuit of state Government agencies by Western Australia Police to ensure that they had met their obligations to register their CCTV installations as part of Blue Iris;
(e) what budget request has been made for Blue Iris Phase II;
(f) when is it expected that Blue Iris Phase II will commence, and when will it be completed; and
(g) what is the expected additional budget allocation be required to address the issues raised in the report, as detailed by the response of the Western Australia Police?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
1 December 2011
Responded by
Minister for Police
Response time
30 days
(a - d) Western Australia Police has no record of contact being made to the Minister's Office in relation to the Auditor General's Report.
(e) The approved budget of the most recent project (812 - Blue Iris Redevelopment) was $183,500.
(f) The Blue Iris Redevelopment Project (including Phase 2 requirements) commenced in June 2011 and was completed in October 2011.
(g) At this time there is no budget requirement to address the key issues raised in the Auditor General's Report (pages 28-29).
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(e) The approved budget of the most recent project (812 - Blue Iris Redevelopment) was $183,500.
(f) The Blue Iris Redevelopment Project (including Phase 2 requirements) commenced in June 2011 and was completed in October 2011.
(g) At this time there is no budget requirement to address the key issues raised in the Auditor General's Report (pages 28-29).
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