Hon. Norman Moore asks the Premier, via a Question on Notice, about the Department of Health's inability to retrieve the full text of emails, specifically referencing verification by the Department of Premier and Cabinet. The Premier, represented by Hon. Kim Chance, declines to answer, citing an ongoing Corruption and Crime Commission investigation.

AnsweredQoN 587Legislative Council
Asked
15 August 2007
Portfolio
Leader of the House representing the Premier

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MINISTER FOR HEALTH - EMAILS BETWEEN BRIAN BURKE AND NEALE FONG
This question goes back to June. I refer the Premier to part (2) of the answer given by the Minister for Health to Legislative Council question without notice 482, which refers to verification by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet that the Department of Health’s information technology system cannot retrieve the full text of emails. (1) Who carried out the verification process and how was it done? (2) Will the Premier table relevant correspondence sent on 20 June from the Department of the Premier and Cabinet to the Department of Health confirming the limitation of the Department of Health’s IT system; and, if not, why not? (3) What was the explanation given for the inability of the Department of Health’s IT system to retrieve the full text of emails? Hon KIM CHANCE

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I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of the question. (1)-(3) This broad issue is being examined by the Corruption and Crime Commission, and the Premier will wait for the outcomes of this investigation before making a response.
I refer the Premier to part (2) of the answer given by the Minister for Health to Legislative Council question without notice 482, which refers to verification by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet that the Department of Health’s information technology system cannot retrieve the full text of emails. (1) Who carried out the verification process and how was it done? (2) Will the Premier table relevant correspondence sent on 20 June from the Department of the Premier and Cabinet to the Department of Health confirming the limitation of the Department of Health’s IT system; and, if not, why not? (3) What was the explanation given for the inability of the Department of Health’s IT system to retrieve the full text of emails? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of the question. (1)-(3) This broad issue is being examined by the Corruption and Crime Commission, and the Premier will wait for the outcomes of this investigation before making a response.
(1) Who carried out the verification process and how was it done? (2) Will the Premier table relevant correspondence sent on 20 June from the Department of the Premier and Cabinet to the Department of Health confirming the limitation of the Department of Health’s IT system; and, if not, why not? (3) What was the explanation given for the inability of the Department of Health’s IT system to retrieve the full text of emails? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of the question. (1)-(3) This broad issue is being examined by the Corruption and Crime Commission, and the Premier will wait for the outcomes of this investigation before making a response.
(2) Will the Premier table relevant correspondence sent on 20 June from the Department of the Premier and Cabinet to the Department of Health confirming the limitation of the Department of Health’s IT system; and, if not, why not? (3) What was the explanation given for the inability of the Department of Health’s IT system to retrieve the full text of emails? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of the question. (1)-(3) This broad issue is being examined by the Corruption and Crime Commission, and the Premier will wait for the outcomes of this investigation before making a response.
(3) What was the explanation given for the inability of the Department of Health’s IT system to retrieve the full text of emails? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of the question. (1)-(3) This broad issue is being examined by the Corruption and Crime Commission, and the Premier will wait for the outcomes of this investigation before making a response.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of the question. (1)-(3) This broad issue is being examined by the Corruption and Crime Commission, and the Premier will wait for the outcomes of this investigation before making a response.
I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of the question. (1)-(3) This broad issue is being examined by the Corruption and Crime Commission, and the Premier will wait for the outcomes of this investigation before making a response.
(1)-(3) This broad issue is being examined by the Corruption and Crime Commission, and the Premier will wait for the outcomes of this investigation before making a response.

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