A WA parliamentary question seeks information on lost or stolen laptops, notebooks, and palm computers from departments and agencies under the Premier's control, including details on value, data sensitivity, police reports, and preventative measures. The response details specific incidents and actions taken.

AnsweredQoN 3962Legislative Council
Asked
23 August 2006
Portfolio
Premier

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For each Department and Agency under the Premier’s control, including the Premier’s 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?

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Answered
31 October 2006
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Premier
Response time
69 days
(b) 2005-2006?
(1a-b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Department of the Premier and Cabinet advises (including all other Ministerial Offices): (1a) Nil (1b) 2 (2a) Nil (2b) $2,123 (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) 1 reported to Police (6) Reported the following day (7) Not recovered (8) Laptop computer was stolen enroute from South Africa to South America in July 2005, therefore there was no appropriate police jurisdiction to which to report the loss. Department of Resources and Industry advises: (1a) Nil (1b) One (2) $1,743.00 (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) Yes (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified (8) Not applicable. The Office of the Public Sector Standard Commissioner; Governor's Establishment advises: (1a-b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
(2-8) Not applicable Department of the Premier and Cabinet advises (including all other Ministerial Offices): (1a) Nil (1b) 2 (2a) Nil (2b) $2,123 (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) 1 reported to Police (6) Reported the following day (7) Not recovered (8) Laptop computer was stolen enroute from South Africa to South America in July 2005, therefore there was no appropriate police jurisdiction to which to report the loss. Department of Resources and Industry advises: (1a) Nil (1b) One (2) $1,743.00 (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) Yes (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified (8) Not applicable. The Office of the Public Sector Standard Commissioner; Governor's Establishment advises: (1a-b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
Department of the Premier and Cabinet advises (including all other Ministerial Offices): (1a) Nil (1b) 2 (2a) Nil (2b) $2,123 (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) 1 reported to Police (6) Reported the following day (7) Not recovered (8) Laptop computer was stolen enroute from South Africa to South America in July 2005, therefore there was no appropriate police jurisdiction to which to report the loss. Department of Resources and Industry advises: (1a) Nil (1b) One (2) $1,743.00 (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) Yes (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified (8) Not applicable. The Office of the Public Sector Standard Commissioner; Governor's Establishment advises: (1a-b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
(1a) Nil (1b) 2 (2a) Nil (2b) $2,123 (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) 1 reported to Police (6) Reported the following day (7) Not recovered (8) Laptop computer was stolen enroute from South Africa to South America in July 2005, therefore there was no appropriate police jurisdiction to which to report the loss. Department of Resources and Industry advises: (1a) Nil (1b) One (2) $1,743.00 (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) Yes (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified (8) Not applicable. The Office of the Public Sector Standard Commissioner; Governor's Establishment advises: (1a-b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
(1a) Nil (1b) 2 (2a) Nil (2b) $2,123 (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) 1 reported to Police (6) Reported the following day (7) Not recovered (8) Laptop computer was stolen enroute from South Africa to South America in July 2005, therefore there was no appropriate police jurisdiction to which to report the loss. Department of Resources and Industry advises: (1a) Nil (1b) One (2) $1,743.00 (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) Yes (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified (8) Not applicable. The Office of the Public Sector Standard Commissioner; Governor's Establishment advises: (1a-b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
(1b) 2 (2a) Nil (2b) $2,123 (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) 1 reported to Police (6) Reported the following day (7) Not recovered (8) Laptop computer was stolen enroute from South Africa to South America in July 2005, therefore there was no appropriate police jurisdiction to which to report the loss. Department of Resources and Industry advises: (1a) Nil (1b) One (2) $1,743.00 (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) Yes (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified (8) Not applicable. The Office of the Public Sector Standard Commissioner; Governor's Establishment advises: (1a-b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
(2a) Nil (2b) $2,123 (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) 1 reported to Police (6) Reported the following day (7) Not recovered (8) Laptop computer was stolen enroute from South Africa to South America in July 2005, therefore there was no appropriate police jurisdiction to which to report the loss. Department of Resources and Industry advises: (1a) Nil (1b) One (2) $1,743.00 (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) Yes (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified (8) Not applicable. The Office of the Public Sector Standard Commissioner; Governor's Establishment advises: (1a-b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
(2b) $2,123 (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) 1 reported to Police (6) Reported the following day (7) Not recovered (8) Laptop computer was stolen enroute from South Africa to South America in July 2005, therefore there was no appropriate police jurisdiction to which to report the loss. Department of Resources and Industry advises: (1a) Nil (1b) One (2) $1,743.00 (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) Yes (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified (8) Not applicable. The Office of the Public Sector Standard Commissioner; Governor's Establishment advises: (1a-b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
(3) No (4) Not applicable (5) 1 reported to Police (6) Reported the following day (7) Not recovered (8) Laptop computer was stolen enroute from South Africa to South America in July 2005, therefore there was no appropriate police jurisdiction to which to report the loss. Department of Resources and Industry advises: (1a) Nil (1b) One (2) $1,743.00 (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) Yes (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified (8) Not applicable. The Office of the Public Sector Standard Commissioner; Governor's Establishment advises: (1a-b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
(4) Not applicable (5) 1 reported to Police (6) Reported the following day (7) Not recovered (8) Laptop computer was stolen enroute from South Africa to South America in July 2005, therefore there was no appropriate police jurisdiction to which to report the loss. Department of Resources and Industry advises: (1a) Nil (1b) One (2) $1,743.00 (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) Yes (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified (8) Not applicable. The Office of the Public Sector Standard Commissioner; Governor's Establishment advises: (1a-b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
(5) 1 reported to Police (6) Reported the following day (7) Not recovered (8) Laptop computer was stolen enroute from South Africa to South America in July 2005, therefore there was no appropriate police jurisdiction to which to report the loss. Department of Resources and Industry advises: (1a) Nil (1b) One (2) $1,743.00 (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) Yes (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified (8) Not applicable. The Office of the Public Sector Standard Commissioner; Governor's Establishment advises: (1a-b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
(6) Reported the following day (7) Not recovered (8) Laptop computer was stolen enroute from South Africa to South America in July 2005, therefore there was no appropriate police jurisdiction to which to report the loss. Department of Resources and Industry advises: (1a) Nil (1b) One (2) $1,743.00 (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) Yes (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified (8) Not applicable. The Office of the Public Sector Standard Commissioner; Governor's Establishment advises: (1a-b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
(7) Not recovered (8) Laptop computer was stolen enroute from South Africa to South America in July 2005, therefore there was no appropriate police jurisdiction to which to report the loss. Department of Resources and Industry advises: (1a) Nil (1b) One (2) $1,743.00 (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) Yes (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified (8) Not applicable. The Office of the Public Sector Standard Commissioner; Governor's Establishment advises: (1a-b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
(8) Laptop computer was stolen enroute from South Africa to South America in July 2005, therefore there was no appropriate police jurisdiction to which to report the loss. Department of Resources and Industry advises: (1a) Nil (1b) One (2) $1,743.00 (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) Yes (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified (8) Not applicable. The Office of the Public Sector Standard Commissioner; Governor's Establishment advises: (1a-b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
Department of Resources and Industry advises: (1a) Nil (1b) One (2) $1,743.00 (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) Yes (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified (8) Not applicable. The Office of the Public Sector Standard Commissioner; Governor's Establishment advises: (1a-b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
(1a) Nil (1b) One (2) $1,743.00 (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) Yes (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified (8) Not applicable. The Office of the Public Sector Standard Commissioner; Governor's Establishment advises: (1a-b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
(1b) One (2) $1,743.00 (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) Yes (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified (8) Not applicable. The Office of the Public Sector Standard Commissioner; Governor's Establishment advises: (1a-b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
(2) $1,743.00 (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) Yes (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified (8) Not applicable. The Office of the Public Sector Standard Commissioner; Governor's Establishment advises: (1a-b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
(3) No (4) Not applicable (5) Yes (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified (8) Not applicable. The Office of the Public Sector Standard Commissioner; Governor's Establishment advises: (1a-b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
(4) Not applicable (5) Yes (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified (8) Not applicable. The Office of the Public Sector Standard Commissioner; Governor's Establishment advises: (1a-b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
(5) Yes (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified (8) Not applicable. The Office of the Public Sector Standard Commissioner; Governor's Establishment advises: (1a-b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
(6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified (8) Not applicable. The Office of the Public Sector Standard Commissioner; Governor's Establishment advises: (1a-b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
(7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified (8) Not applicable. The Office of the Public Sector Standard Commissioner; Governor's Establishment advises: (1a-b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
(8) Not applicable. The Office of the Public Sector Standard Commissioner; Governor's Establishment advises: (1a-b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
The Office of the Public Sector Standard Commissioner; Governor's Establishment advises: (1a-b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
The Office of the Public Sector Standard Commissioner; Governor's Establishment advises: (1a-b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
(1a-b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
(2-8) Not applicable Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
Office of Shared Services advises: (1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
(1a) Nil. This office was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
(1b) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
(2-8) Not applicable

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