❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding lost or stolen laptops, notebooks, and palm computers within government enterprises. The response indicates minimal losses, with only the Insurance Commission of Western Australia reporting a single loss.
AnsweredQoN 3986Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
For each Department and Agency under the Minister’s control, including the Ministerial Office -
(1) How many laptop, notebook and palm computers have been reported lost or stolen for the financial years -
(a) 2004-2005; and
(b) 2005-2006?
(2) For each of these years, what was the total value of the computers that were lost or stolen?
(3) Did any of these computers contain information that could be regarded as sensitive?
(4) What steps have been taken to ensure that any commercial or sensitive information was not compromised?
(5) Was the loss or theft of any of these laptops, notebooks or palm computers reported to the police?
(6) If so, when were these reports made?
(7) Of those reported, what has been the outcome?
(8) If any were not reported to the police, why not?
(1) How many laptop, notebook and palm computers have been reported lost or stolen for the financial years -
(a) 2004-2005; and
(b) 2005-2006?
(2) For each of these years, what was the total value of the computers that were lost or stolen?
(3) Did any of these computers contain information that could be regarded as sensitive?
(4) What steps have been taken to ensure that any commercial or sensitive information was not compromised?
(5) Was the loss or theft of any of these laptops, notebooks or palm computers reported to the police?
(6) If so, when were these reports made?
(7) Of those reported, what has been the outcome?
(8) If any were not reported to the police, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
26 September 2006
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Government Enterprises
Response time
34 days
(b) 2005-2006?
refer to LC3974 Gold Corporation (1a-b) None (2-8) N/A Western Australian Treasury Corporation (1) (a)-(b) Nil. (2)-(8) N/A GESB (1)(a)-(b) Nil (2)-(8) N/A Lotterywest (1) (a)-(b) None (2)-(8) N/A Insurance Commission of Western Australia (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
Gold Corporation (1a-b) None (2-8) N/A Western Australian Treasury Corporation (1) (a)-(b) Nil. (2)-(8) N/A GESB (1)(a)-(b) Nil (2)-(8) N/A Lotterywest (1) (a)-(b) None (2)-(8) N/A Insurance Commission of Western Australia (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(1a-b) None (2-8) N/A Western Australian Treasury Corporation (1) (a)-(b) Nil. (2)-(8) N/A GESB (1)(a)-(b) Nil (2)-(8) N/A Lotterywest (1) (a)-(b) None (2)-(8) N/A Insurance Commission of Western Australia (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(2-8) N/A Western Australian Treasury Corporation (1) (a)-(b) Nil. (2)-(8) N/A GESB (1)(a)-(b) Nil (2)-(8) N/A Lotterywest (1) (a)-(b) None (2)-(8) N/A Insurance Commission of Western Australia (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
Western Australian Treasury Corporation (1) (a)-(b) Nil. (2)-(8) N/A GESB (1)(a)-(b) Nil (2)-(8) N/A Lotterywest (1) (a)-(b) None (2)-(8) N/A Insurance Commission of Western Australia (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(1) (a)-(b) Nil. (2)-(8) N/A GESB (1)(a)-(b) Nil (2)-(8) N/A Lotterywest (1) (a)-(b) None (2)-(8) N/A Insurance Commission of Western Australia (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(2)-(8) N/A GESB (1)(a)-(b) Nil (2)-(8) N/A Lotterywest (1) (a)-(b) None (2)-(8) N/A Insurance Commission of Western Australia (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
GESB (1)(a)-(b) Nil (2)-(8) N/A Lotterywest (1) (a)-(b) None (2)-(8) N/A Insurance Commission of Western Australia (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(1)(a)-(b) Nil (2)-(8) N/A Lotterywest (1) (a)-(b) None (2)-(8) N/A Insurance Commission of Western Australia (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(2)-(8) N/A Lotterywest (1) (a)-(b) None (2)-(8) N/A Insurance Commission of Western Australia (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
Lotterywest (1) (a)-(b) None (2)-(8) N/A Insurance Commission of Western Australia (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(1) (a)-(b) None (2)-(8) N/A Insurance Commission of Western Australia (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(2)-(8) N/A Insurance Commission of Western Australia (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
Insurance Commission of Western Australia (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(8) Not applicable.
refer to LC3974 Gold Corporation (1a-b) None (2-8) N/A Western Australian Treasury Corporation (1) (a)-(b) Nil. (2)-(8) N/A GESB (1)(a)-(b) Nil (2)-(8) N/A Lotterywest (1) (a)-(b) None (2)-(8) N/A Insurance Commission of Western Australia (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
Gold Corporation (1a-b) None (2-8) N/A Western Australian Treasury Corporation (1) (a)-(b) Nil. (2)-(8) N/A GESB (1)(a)-(b) Nil (2)-(8) N/A Lotterywest (1) (a)-(b) None (2)-(8) N/A Insurance Commission of Western Australia (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(1a-b) None (2-8) N/A Western Australian Treasury Corporation (1) (a)-(b) Nil. (2)-(8) N/A GESB (1)(a)-(b) Nil (2)-(8) N/A Lotterywest (1) (a)-(b) None (2)-(8) N/A Insurance Commission of Western Australia (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(2-8) N/A Western Australian Treasury Corporation (1) (a)-(b) Nil. (2)-(8) N/A GESB (1)(a)-(b) Nil (2)-(8) N/A Lotterywest (1) (a)-(b) None (2)-(8) N/A Insurance Commission of Western Australia (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
Western Australian Treasury Corporation (1) (a)-(b) Nil. (2)-(8) N/A GESB (1)(a)-(b) Nil (2)-(8) N/A Lotterywest (1) (a)-(b) None (2)-(8) N/A Insurance Commission of Western Australia (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(1) (a)-(b) Nil. (2)-(8) N/A GESB (1)(a)-(b) Nil (2)-(8) N/A Lotterywest (1) (a)-(b) None (2)-(8) N/A Insurance Commission of Western Australia (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(2)-(8) N/A GESB (1)(a)-(b) Nil (2)-(8) N/A Lotterywest (1) (a)-(b) None (2)-(8) N/A Insurance Commission of Western Australia (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
GESB (1)(a)-(b) Nil (2)-(8) N/A Lotterywest (1) (a)-(b) None (2)-(8) N/A Insurance Commission of Western Australia (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(1)(a)-(b) Nil (2)-(8) N/A Lotterywest (1) (a)-(b) None (2)-(8) N/A Insurance Commission of Western Australia (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(2)-(8) N/A Lotterywest (1) (a)-(b) None (2)-(8) N/A Insurance Commission of Western Australia (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
Lotterywest (1) (a)-(b) None (2)-(8) N/A Insurance Commission of Western Australia (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(1) (a)-(b) None (2)-(8) N/A Insurance Commission of Western Australia (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(2)-(8) N/A Insurance Commission of Western Australia (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
Insurance Commission of Western Australia (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(2) (a) Not applicable. (b) $2,816 (3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(3) (a) Not applicable. (b) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(4) Not applicable. (5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(5) (a) Not applicable. (b) Yes. (6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(6) (a) Not applicable. (b) 30th March 2006. (7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(7) (a) Not applicable. (b) Not recovered. (8) Not applicable.
(8) Not applicable.
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