❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information about alleged unauthorized access to Department of Mines and Petroleum files by Mrs. Carmel McKenzie. The Minister's initial response indicates a lack of evidence and defers a complete answer pending staff availability.
AnsweredQoN 1039Legislative Council
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MRS CARMEL MCKENZIE — ACCESS TO DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND PETROLEUM FILES
I refer to the undated memorandum addressed to the “Mining Warden” that has been posted to my website, and access to departmental files by Mrs Carmel McKenzie, concerning prospecting licences 26/3384 and 26/3403, miscellaneous licence 26/228 and other departmental files. (1) Can the minister provide the specific date on which a departmental staff member provided a copy of the above undated memorandum to Mrs Carmel McKenzie? (2) If no to (1), why not? (3) Can the minister identify on what specific date in October 2010 departmental staff members provided Mrs Carmel McKenzie access, without a subpoena or a granted freedom of information application, to departmental files and documents for approximately three to four hours concerning the above prospecting and miscellaneous licences? (4) If no to (3), why not? (5) If yes to (1) and/or (3), which departmental officer was involved and why was the information provided or access granted? Hon NORMAN MOORE
I refer to the undated memorandum addressed to the “Mining Warden” that has been posted to my website, and access to departmental files by Mrs Carmel McKenzie, concerning prospecting licences 26/3384 and 26/3403, miscellaneous licence 26/228 and other departmental files. (1) Can the minister provide the specific date on which a departmental staff member provided a copy of the above undated memorandum to Mrs Carmel McKenzie? (2) If no to (1), why not? (3) Can the minister identify on what specific date in October 2010 departmental staff members provided Mrs Carmel McKenzie access, without a subpoena or a granted freedom of information application, to departmental files and documents for approximately three to four hours concerning the above prospecting and miscellaneous licences? (4) If no to (3), why not? (5) If yes to (1) and/or (3), which departmental officer was involved and why was the information provided or access granted? Hon NORMAN MOORE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(5) I am informed by the Department of Mines and Petroleum that there is no evidence on DMP files that Mrs Carmel McKenzie was, on any date, provided with a copy of the undated memorandum or given access to DMP files or documents concerning the mining tenements referred to. The two key DMP staff members who deal with matters relating to the Warden’s Court are both currently on leave and are unable to be contacted until Monday, 6 December 2010. As a consequence, the department must wait until then to ask them whether they have any knowledge of this matter. It is therefore requested that this question be placed on notice.
(1) Can the minister provide the specific date on which a departmental staff member provided a copy of the above undated memorandum to Mrs Carmel McKenzie? (2) If no to (1), why not? (3) Can the minister identify on what specific date in October 2010 departmental staff members provided Mrs Carmel McKenzie access, without a subpoena or a granted freedom of information application, to departmental files and documents for approximately three to four hours concerning the above prospecting and miscellaneous licences? (4) If no to (3), why not? (5) If yes to (1) and/or (3), which departmental officer was involved and why was the information provided or access granted? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(5) I am informed by the Department of Mines and Petroleum that there is no evidence on DMP files that Mrs Carmel McKenzie was, on any date, provided with a copy of the undated memorandum or given access to DMP files or documents concerning the mining tenements referred to. The two key DMP staff members who deal with matters relating to the Warden’s Court are both currently on leave and are unable to be contacted until Monday, 6 December 2010. As a consequence, the department must wait until then to ask them whether they have any knowledge of this matter. It is therefore requested that this question be placed on notice.
(2) If no to (1), why not? (3) Can the minister identify on what specific date in October 2010 departmental staff members provided Mrs Carmel McKenzie access, without a subpoena or a granted freedom of information application, to departmental files and documents for approximately three to four hours concerning the above prospecting and miscellaneous licences? (4) If no to (3), why not? (5) If yes to (1) and/or (3), which departmental officer was involved and why was the information provided or access granted? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(5) I am informed by the Department of Mines and Petroleum that there is no evidence on DMP files that Mrs Carmel McKenzie was, on any date, provided with a copy of the undated memorandum or given access to DMP files or documents concerning the mining tenements referred to. The two key DMP staff members who deal with matters relating to the Warden’s Court are both currently on leave and are unable to be contacted until Monday, 6 December 2010. As a consequence, the department must wait until then to ask them whether they have any knowledge of this matter. It is therefore requested that this question be placed on notice.
(3) Can the minister identify on what specific date in October 2010 departmental staff members provided Mrs Carmel McKenzie access, without a subpoena or a granted freedom of information application, to departmental files and documents for approximately three to four hours concerning the above prospecting and miscellaneous licences? (4) If no to (3), why not? (5) If yes to (1) and/or (3), which departmental officer was involved and why was the information provided or access granted? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(5) I am informed by the Department of Mines and Petroleum that there is no evidence on DMP files that Mrs Carmel McKenzie was, on any date, provided with a copy of the undated memorandum or given access to DMP files or documents concerning the mining tenements referred to. The two key DMP staff members who deal with matters relating to the Warden’s Court are both currently on leave and are unable to be contacted until Monday, 6 December 2010. As a consequence, the department must wait until then to ask them whether they have any knowledge of this matter. It is therefore requested that this question be placed on notice.
(4) If no to (3), why not? (5) If yes to (1) and/or (3), which departmental officer was involved and why was the information provided or access granted? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(5) I am informed by the Department of Mines and Petroleum that there is no evidence on DMP files that Mrs Carmel McKenzie was, on any date, provided with a copy of the undated memorandum or given access to DMP files or documents concerning the mining tenements referred to. The two key DMP staff members who deal with matters relating to the Warden’s Court are both currently on leave and are unable to be contacted until Monday, 6 December 2010. As a consequence, the department must wait until then to ask them whether they have any knowledge of this matter. It is therefore requested that this question be placed on notice.
(5) If yes to (1) and/or (3), which departmental officer was involved and why was the information provided or access granted? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(5) I am informed by the Department of Mines and Petroleum that there is no evidence on DMP files that Mrs Carmel McKenzie was, on any date, provided with a copy of the undated memorandum or given access to DMP files or documents concerning the mining tenements referred to. The two key DMP staff members who deal with matters relating to the Warden’s Court are both currently on leave and are unable to be contacted until Monday, 6 December 2010. As a consequence, the department must wait until then to ask them whether they have any knowledge of this matter. It is therefore requested that this question be placed on notice.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(5) I am informed by the Department of Mines and Petroleum that there is no evidence on DMP files that Mrs Carmel McKenzie was, on any date, provided with a copy of the undated memorandum or given access to DMP files or documents concerning the mining tenements referred to. The two key DMP staff members who deal with matters relating to the Warden’s Court are both currently on leave and are unable to be contacted until Monday, 6 December 2010. As a consequence, the department must wait until then to ask them whether they have any knowledge of this matter. It is therefore requested that this question be placed on notice.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(5) I am informed by the Department of Mines and Petroleum that there is no evidence on DMP files that Mrs Carmel McKenzie was, on any date, provided with a copy of the undated memorandum or given access to DMP files or documents concerning the mining tenements referred to. The two key DMP staff members who deal with matters relating to the Warden’s Court are both currently on leave and are unable to be contacted until Monday, 6 December 2010. As a consequence, the department must wait until then to ask them whether they have any knowledge of this matter. It is therefore requested that this question be placed on notice.
(1)–(5) I am informed by the Department of Mines and Petroleum that there is no evidence on DMP files that Mrs Carmel McKenzie was, on any date, provided with a copy of the undated memorandum or given access to DMP files or documents concerning the mining tenements referred to. The two key DMP staff members who deal with matters relating to the Warden’s Court are both currently on leave and are unable to be contacted until Monday, 6 December 2010. As a consequence, the department must wait until then to ask them whether they have any knowledge of this matter. It is therefore requested that this question be placed on notice.
(1) Can the minister provide the specific date on which a departmental staff member provided a copy of the above undated memorandum to Mrs Carmel McKenzie? (2) If no to (1), why not? (3) Can the minister identify on what specific date in October 2010 departmental staff members provided Mrs Carmel McKenzie access, without a subpoena or a granted freedom of information application, to departmental files and documents for approximately three to four hours concerning the above prospecting and miscellaneous licences? (4) If no to (3), why not? (5) If yes to (1) and/or (3), which departmental officer was involved and why was the information provided or access granted? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(5) I am informed by the Department of Mines and Petroleum that there is no evidence on DMP files that Mrs Carmel McKenzie was, on any date, provided with a copy of the undated memorandum or given access to DMP files or documents concerning the mining tenements referred to. The two key DMP staff members who deal with matters relating to the Warden’s Court are both currently on leave and are unable to be contacted until Monday, 6 December 2010. As a consequence, the department must wait until then to ask them whether they have any knowledge of this matter. It is therefore requested that this question be placed on notice.
(2) If no to (1), why not? (3) Can the minister identify on what specific date in October 2010 departmental staff members provided Mrs Carmel McKenzie access, without a subpoena or a granted freedom of information application, to departmental files and documents for approximately three to four hours concerning the above prospecting and miscellaneous licences? (4) If no to (3), why not? (5) If yes to (1) and/or (3), which departmental officer was involved and why was the information provided or access granted? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(5) I am informed by the Department of Mines and Petroleum that there is no evidence on DMP files that Mrs Carmel McKenzie was, on any date, provided with a copy of the undated memorandum or given access to DMP files or documents concerning the mining tenements referred to. The two key DMP staff members who deal with matters relating to the Warden’s Court are both currently on leave and are unable to be contacted until Monday, 6 December 2010. As a consequence, the department must wait until then to ask them whether they have any knowledge of this matter. It is therefore requested that this question be placed on notice.
(3) Can the minister identify on what specific date in October 2010 departmental staff members provided Mrs Carmel McKenzie access, without a subpoena or a granted freedom of information application, to departmental files and documents for approximately three to four hours concerning the above prospecting and miscellaneous licences? (4) If no to (3), why not? (5) If yes to (1) and/or (3), which departmental officer was involved and why was the information provided or access granted? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(5) I am informed by the Department of Mines and Petroleum that there is no evidence on DMP files that Mrs Carmel McKenzie was, on any date, provided with a copy of the undated memorandum or given access to DMP files or documents concerning the mining tenements referred to. The two key DMP staff members who deal with matters relating to the Warden’s Court are both currently on leave and are unable to be contacted until Monday, 6 December 2010. As a consequence, the department must wait until then to ask them whether they have any knowledge of this matter. It is therefore requested that this question be placed on notice.
(4) If no to (3), why not? (5) If yes to (1) and/or (3), which departmental officer was involved and why was the information provided or access granted? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(5) I am informed by the Department of Mines and Petroleum that there is no evidence on DMP files that Mrs Carmel McKenzie was, on any date, provided with a copy of the undated memorandum or given access to DMP files or documents concerning the mining tenements referred to. The two key DMP staff members who deal with matters relating to the Warden’s Court are both currently on leave and are unable to be contacted until Monday, 6 December 2010. As a consequence, the department must wait until then to ask them whether they have any knowledge of this matter. It is therefore requested that this question be placed on notice.
(5) If yes to (1) and/or (3), which departmental officer was involved and why was the information provided or access granted? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(5) I am informed by the Department of Mines and Petroleum that there is no evidence on DMP files that Mrs Carmel McKenzie was, on any date, provided with a copy of the undated memorandum or given access to DMP files or documents concerning the mining tenements referred to. The two key DMP staff members who deal with matters relating to the Warden’s Court are both currently on leave and are unable to be contacted until Monday, 6 December 2010. As a consequence, the department must wait until then to ask them whether they have any knowledge of this matter. It is therefore requested that this question be placed on notice.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(5) I am informed by the Department of Mines and Petroleum that there is no evidence on DMP files that Mrs Carmel McKenzie was, on any date, provided with a copy of the undated memorandum or given access to DMP files or documents concerning the mining tenements referred to. The two key DMP staff members who deal with matters relating to the Warden’s Court are both currently on leave and are unable to be contacted until Monday, 6 December 2010. As a consequence, the department must wait until then to ask them whether they have any knowledge of this matter. It is therefore requested that this question be placed on notice.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(5) I am informed by the Department of Mines and Petroleum that there is no evidence on DMP files that Mrs Carmel McKenzie was, on any date, provided with a copy of the undated memorandum or given access to DMP files or documents concerning the mining tenements referred to. The two key DMP staff members who deal with matters relating to the Warden’s Court are both currently on leave and are unable to be contacted until Monday, 6 December 2010. As a consequence, the department must wait until then to ask them whether they have any knowledge of this matter. It is therefore requested that this question be placed on notice.
(1)–(5) I am informed by the Department of Mines and Petroleum that there is no evidence on DMP files that Mrs Carmel McKenzie was, on any date, provided with a copy of the undated memorandum or given access to DMP files or documents concerning the mining tenements referred to. The two key DMP staff members who deal with matters relating to the Warden’s Court are both currently on leave and are unable to be contacted until Monday, 6 December 2010. As a consequence, the department must wait until then to ask them whether they have any knowledge of this matter. It is therefore requested that this question be placed on notice.
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