❓ A WA parliamentary question reveals that one notebook computer was stolen from the Department of Environment and Conservation in late 2006. The department is trialling microdot technology to deter future thefts.
AnsweredQoN 4632Legislative Council
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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 six months to 31 December 2006?
(2) 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 computers reported to the police?
(6) If yes to (5), 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?
(9) What steps, if any, have been put into place with a view to eliminating, or at least reducing, these losses?
(10) When were these steps put into place?
(1) How many laptop, notebook and palm computers have been reported lost or stolen for the six months to 31 December 2006?
(2) 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 computers reported to the police?
(6) If yes to (5), 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?
(9) What steps, if any, have been put into place with a view to eliminating, or at least reducing, these losses?
(10) When were these steps put into place?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
1 May 2007
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for the Environment
Response time
42 days
(1) Nil. (2)-(10) Not applicable. Ministerial Office: (1)-(10) Please refer to question on notice 4598. Department of Environment and Conservation: (1) One notebook computer was reported stolen in the six months to 31 December 2006. (2) The total depreciated value of the notebook computer was $397.94. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The report was made on 15 December 2006. (7) The notebook computer has not been recovered. (8) Not applicable (9) The Department is trialling microdot technology, where assets vulnerable to theft have microdots attached as a deterrent and also to facilitate identification of assets that are recovered. (10) The microdots were ordered in March 2007 and will be trialled throughout the State.
(2)-(10) Not applicable. Ministerial Office: (1)-(10) Please refer to question on notice 4598. Department of Environment and Conservation: (1) One notebook computer was reported stolen in the six months to 31 December 2006. (2) The total depreciated value of the notebook computer was $397.94. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The report was made on 15 December 2006. (7) The notebook computer has not been recovered. (8) Not applicable (9) The Department is trialling microdot technology, where assets vulnerable to theft have microdots attached as a deterrent and also to facilitate identification of assets that are recovered. (10) The microdots were ordered in March 2007 and will be trialled throughout the State.
Ministerial Office: (1)-(10) Please refer to question on notice 4598. Department of Environment and Conservation: (1) One notebook computer was reported stolen in the six months to 31 December 2006. (2) The total depreciated value of the notebook computer was $397.94. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The report was made on 15 December 2006. (7) The notebook computer has not been recovered. (8) Not applicable (9) The Department is trialling microdot technology, where assets vulnerable to theft have microdots attached as a deterrent and also to facilitate identification of assets that are recovered. (10) The microdots were ordered in March 2007 and will be trialled throughout the State.
(1)-(10) Please refer to question on notice 4598. Department of Environment and Conservation: (1) One notebook computer was reported stolen in the six months to 31 December 2006. (2) The total depreciated value of the notebook computer was $397.94. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The report was made on 15 December 2006. (7) The notebook computer has not been recovered. (8) Not applicable (9) The Department is trialling microdot technology, where assets vulnerable to theft have microdots attached as a deterrent and also to facilitate identification of assets that are recovered. (10) The microdots were ordered in March 2007 and will be trialled throughout the State.
Department of Environment and Conservation: (1) One notebook computer was reported stolen in the six months to 31 December 2006. (2) The total depreciated value of the notebook computer was $397.94. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The report was made on 15 December 2006. (7) The notebook computer has not been recovered. (8) Not applicable (9) The Department is trialling microdot technology, where assets vulnerable to theft have microdots attached as a deterrent and also to facilitate identification of assets that are recovered. (10) The microdots were ordered in March 2007 and will be trialled throughout the State.
(1) One notebook computer was reported stolen in the six months to 31 December 2006. (2) The total depreciated value of the notebook computer was $397.94. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The report was made on 15 December 2006. (7) The notebook computer has not been recovered. (8) Not applicable (9) The Department is trialling microdot technology, where assets vulnerable to theft have microdots attached as a deterrent and also to facilitate identification of assets that are recovered. (10) The microdots were ordered in March 2007 and will be trialled throughout the State.
(2) The total depreciated value of the notebook computer was $397.94. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The report was made on 15 December 2006. (7) The notebook computer has not been recovered. (8) Not applicable (9) The Department is trialling microdot technology, where assets vulnerable to theft have microdots attached as a deterrent and also to facilitate identification of assets that are recovered. (10) The microdots were ordered in March 2007 and will be trialled throughout the State.
(3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The report was made on 15 December 2006. (7) The notebook computer has not been recovered. (8) Not applicable (9) The Department is trialling microdot technology, where assets vulnerable to theft have microdots attached as a deterrent and also to facilitate identification of assets that are recovered. (10) The microdots were ordered in March 2007 and will be trialled throughout the State.
(4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The report was made on 15 December 2006. (7) The notebook computer has not been recovered. (8) Not applicable (9) The Department is trialling microdot technology, where assets vulnerable to theft have microdots attached as a deterrent and also to facilitate identification of assets that are recovered. (10) The microdots were ordered in March 2007 and will be trialled throughout the State.
(5) Yes. (6) The report was made on 15 December 2006. (7) The notebook computer has not been recovered. (8) Not applicable (9) The Department is trialling microdot technology, where assets vulnerable to theft have microdots attached as a deterrent and also to facilitate identification of assets that are recovered. (10) The microdots were ordered in March 2007 and will be trialled throughout the State.
(6) The report was made on 15 December 2006. (7) The notebook computer has not been recovered. (8) Not applicable (9) The Department is trialling microdot technology, where assets vulnerable to theft have microdots attached as a deterrent and also to facilitate identification of assets that are recovered. (10) The microdots were ordered in March 2007 and will be trialled throughout the State.
(7) The notebook computer has not been recovered. (8) Not applicable (9) The Department is trialling microdot technology, where assets vulnerable to theft have microdots attached as a deterrent and also to facilitate identification of assets that are recovered. (10) The microdots were ordered in March 2007 and will be trialled throughout the State.
(8) Not applicable (9) The Department is trialling microdot technology, where assets vulnerable to theft have microdots attached as a deterrent and also to facilitate identification of assets that are recovered. (10) The microdots were ordered in March 2007 and will be trialled throughout the State.
(9) The Department is trialling microdot technology, where assets vulnerable to theft have microdots attached as a deterrent and also to facilitate identification of assets that are recovered. (10) The microdots were ordered in March 2007 and will be trialled throughout the State.
(10) The microdots were ordered in March 2007 and will be trialled throughout the State.
(2)-(10) Not applicable. Ministerial Office: (1)-(10) Please refer to question on notice 4598. Department of Environment and Conservation: (1) One notebook computer was reported stolen in the six months to 31 December 2006. (2) The total depreciated value of the notebook computer was $397.94. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The report was made on 15 December 2006. (7) The notebook computer has not been recovered. (8) Not applicable (9) The Department is trialling microdot technology, where assets vulnerable to theft have microdots attached as a deterrent and also to facilitate identification of assets that are recovered. (10) The microdots were ordered in March 2007 and will be trialled throughout the State.
Ministerial Office: (1)-(10) Please refer to question on notice 4598. Department of Environment and Conservation: (1) One notebook computer was reported stolen in the six months to 31 December 2006. (2) The total depreciated value of the notebook computer was $397.94. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The report was made on 15 December 2006. (7) The notebook computer has not been recovered. (8) Not applicable (9) The Department is trialling microdot technology, where assets vulnerable to theft have microdots attached as a deterrent and also to facilitate identification of assets that are recovered. (10) The microdots were ordered in March 2007 and will be trialled throughout the State.
(1)-(10) Please refer to question on notice 4598. Department of Environment and Conservation: (1) One notebook computer was reported stolen in the six months to 31 December 2006. (2) The total depreciated value of the notebook computer was $397.94. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The report was made on 15 December 2006. (7) The notebook computer has not been recovered. (8) Not applicable (9) The Department is trialling microdot technology, where assets vulnerable to theft have microdots attached as a deterrent and also to facilitate identification of assets that are recovered. (10) The microdots were ordered in March 2007 and will be trialled throughout the State.
Department of Environment and Conservation: (1) One notebook computer was reported stolen in the six months to 31 December 2006. (2) The total depreciated value of the notebook computer was $397.94. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The report was made on 15 December 2006. (7) The notebook computer has not been recovered. (8) Not applicable (9) The Department is trialling microdot technology, where assets vulnerable to theft have microdots attached as a deterrent and also to facilitate identification of assets that are recovered. (10) The microdots were ordered in March 2007 and will be trialled throughout the State.
(1) One notebook computer was reported stolen in the six months to 31 December 2006. (2) The total depreciated value of the notebook computer was $397.94. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The report was made on 15 December 2006. (7) The notebook computer has not been recovered. (8) Not applicable (9) The Department is trialling microdot technology, where assets vulnerable to theft have microdots attached as a deterrent and also to facilitate identification of assets that are recovered. (10) The microdots were ordered in March 2007 and will be trialled throughout the State.
(2) The total depreciated value of the notebook computer was $397.94. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The report was made on 15 December 2006. (7) The notebook computer has not been recovered. (8) Not applicable (9) The Department is trialling microdot technology, where assets vulnerable to theft have microdots attached as a deterrent and also to facilitate identification of assets that are recovered. (10) The microdots were ordered in March 2007 and will be trialled throughout the State.
(3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The report was made on 15 December 2006. (7) The notebook computer has not been recovered. (8) Not applicable (9) The Department is trialling microdot technology, where assets vulnerable to theft have microdots attached as a deterrent and also to facilitate identification of assets that are recovered. (10) The microdots were ordered in March 2007 and will be trialled throughout the State.
(4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The report was made on 15 December 2006. (7) The notebook computer has not been recovered. (8) Not applicable (9) The Department is trialling microdot technology, where assets vulnerable to theft have microdots attached as a deterrent and also to facilitate identification of assets that are recovered. (10) The microdots were ordered in March 2007 and will be trialled throughout the State.
(5) Yes. (6) The report was made on 15 December 2006. (7) The notebook computer has not been recovered. (8) Not applicable (9) The Department is trialling microdot technology, where assets vulnerable to theft have microdots attached as a deterrent and also to facilitate identification of assets that are recovered. (10) The microdots were ordered in March 2007 and will be trialled throughout the State.
(6) The report was made on 15 December 2006. (7) The notebook computer has not been recovered. (8) Not applicable (9) The Department is trialling microdot technology, where assets vulnerable to theft have microdots attached as a deterrent and also to facilitate identification of assets that are recovered. (10) The microdots were ordered in March 2007 and will be trialled throughout the State.
(7) The notebook computer has not been recovered. (8) Not applicable (9) The Department is trialling microdot technology, where assets vulnerable to theft have microdots attached as a deterrent and also to facilitate identification of assets that are recovered. (10) The microdots were ordered in March 2007 and will be trialled throughout the State.
(8) Not applicable (9) The Department is trialling microdot technology, where assets vulnerable to theft have microdots attached as a deterrent and also to facilitate identification of assets that are recovered. (10) The microdots were ordered in March 2007 and will be trialled throughout the State.
(9) The Department is trialling microdot technology, where assets vulnerable to theft have microdots attached as a deterrent and also to facilitate identification of assets that are recovered. (10) The microdots were ordered in March 2007 and will be trialled throughout the State.
(10) The microdots were ordered in March 2007 and will be trialled throughout the State.
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