Hon Helen Morton asks about the impact of introducing daylight saving on WA Government's electronic systems, seeking assurance that reprogramming can be achieved without risk. The Minister acknowledges widespread reliance on systems needing adjustment but cannot provide a definitive list or guarantee.

AnsweredQoN 4367Legislative Council
Asked
2 November 2006
Portfolio
Public Sector Management

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(1) Which Government Agencies, Corporations and Departments, have electronic and computer systems which will need to be reprogrammed if daylight saving is introduced?
(2) For each Agency, Corporation or Department referred to in (1), what are the functions that are reliant on an electronic and computerised system, which will need to be reprogrammed if daylight savings is introduced?
(3) Can the Minister guarantee that if daylight saving is introduced during this summer, that all reprogramming can be achieved without risk?

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Answered
4 December 2006
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Public Sector Management
Response time
32 days
(1-3) A definitive list of all functions across all Government Agencies, Corporations and Departments that are reliant on an electronic and computerised system that will need to be reprogrammed is not available at this time. However, functionally, all Government Agencies, Corporations and Departments rely to a greater or lesser extent on electronic and computerised systems that will need to be reprogrammed, such as: (i) email systems; (ii) calendering and diary systems; (iii) database systems; (iv) mobile devices that will need to synchronised; and (v)other specialised applications that rely on date/time stamps such as those used for legal or evidentiary purposes, medical systems, scheduling systems.
(i) email systems; (ii) calendering and diary systems; (iii) database systems; (iv) mobile devices that will need to synchronised; and (v)other specialised applications that rely on date/time stamps such as those used for legal or evidentiary purposes, medical systems, scheduling systems.
(ii) calendering and diary systems; (iii) database systems; (iv) mobile devices that will need to synchronised; and (v)other specialised applications that rely on date/time stamps such as those used for legal or evidentiary purposes, medical systems, scheduling systems.
(iii) database systems; (iv) mobile devices that will need to synchronised; and (v)other specialised applications that rely on date/time stamps such as those used for legal or evidentiary purposes, medical systems, scheduling systems.
(iv) mobile devices that will need to synchronised; and (v)other specialised applications that rely on date/time stamps such as those used for legal or evidentiary purposes, medical systems, scheduling systems.
(v)other specialised applications that rely on date/time stamps such as those used for legal or evidentiary purposes, medical systems, scheduling systems.

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