❓ Hon. Tjorn Sibma questions the Minister for Emergency Services regarding data collection and security under the Emergency Management Amendment (Temporary COVID-19 Provisions) Bill 2022, specifically concerning information exchange and safeguards for personal data collected for COVID-19 purposes.
AnsweredQoN 998Legislative Council
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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AMENDMENT (TEMPORARY COVID-19 PROVISIONS) BILL 2022
998. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to proposed section 77P, ''Exchange
of Information'', of the Emergency Management Amendment (Temporary
COVID-19 Provisions) Bill 2022.
(1) Which agency
will be responsible for collecting and controlling the personal information to
be collected?
(2) What safeguards will be put in place to ensure
that the data collected will be used only for COVID-19 purposes?
(3) Will all the data and backup data collected be
exclusively retained on servers based within Western Australia?
AMENDMENT (TEMPORARY COVID-19 PROVISIONS) BILL 2022
998. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to proposed section 77P, ''Exchange
of Information'', of the Emergency Management Amendment (Temporary
COVID-19 Provisions) Bill 2022.
(1) Which agency
will be responsible for collecting and controlling the personal information to
be collected?
(2) What safeguards will be put in place to ensure
that the data collected will be used only for COVID-19 purposes?
(3) Will all the data and backup data collected be
exclusively retained on servers based within Western Australia?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) When an authorised COVID-19 officer has collected
information pursuant to the performance of a function or exercise of a power
under the Emergency Management Act 2005, those officers must protect the
information in accordance with section 95 of the act.
(2) Amendments to the regulations that are
consequential upon the enactment of the temporary scheme for the management of COVID-19 will restrict the
disclosure of information received under proposed section 77P so that it
may be used only for the purposes of COVID-19 management.
(3) Each
individual agency is responsible for its own data storage and security in
accordance with applicable legal and policy obligations.
some notice of the question.
(1) When an authorised COVID-19 officer has collected
information pursuant to the performance of a function or exercise of a power
under the Emergency Management Act 2005, those officers must protect the
information in accordance with section 95 of the act.
(2) Amendments to the regulations that are
consequential upon the enactment of the temporary scheme for the management of COVID-19 will restrict the
disclosure of information received under proposed section 77P so that it
may be used only for the purposes of COVID-19 management.
(3) Each
individual agency is responsible for its own data storage and security in
accordance with applicable legal and policy obligations.
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