❓ Mr. Hyde questions Landgate regarding property sales without owner consent following the Mildenhall case. Minister Grylls acknowledges a new allegation and outlines investigations and implemented safeguards, declining to table the briefing note.
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LANDGATE — ILLEGAL PROPERTY SALES
I refer to cases of Landgate verifying false claims for ownership of properties in Western Australia. (1) Since the incident last year, when Roger Mildenhall had his home wrongly sold, have there been other cases in which property has been sold without the owner’s knowledge? (2) If yes, when did this occur and where? (3) What measures has the minister put in place to close down these Nigerian-based scams and other scams being perpetrated? Mr B.J. GRYLLS
I refer to cases of Landgate verifying false claims for ownership of properties in Western Australia. (1) Since the incident last year, when Roger Mildenhall had his home wrongly sold, have there been other cases in which property has been sold without the owner’s knowledge? (2) If yes, when did this occur and where? (3) What measures has the minister put in place to close down these Nigerian-based scams and other scams being perpetrated? Mr B.J. GRYLLS
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I thank the member for Perth for the question; it is a very good one. (1)–(3) I think most members were aware of the Mildenhall matter, in which someone had their property sold without their knowledge. Through the Landgate Torrens system we are now looking at compensation for that individual. The member for Perth is hot on the trail of this matter. In the last week another allegation has been made. At the moment it is just an allegation; it is being investigated by the major fraud squad, the Department of Commerce and the Commissioner for Consumer Protection. We are probably in too early days to understand whether this allegation is substantiated, but the member is right to say that another allegation of a similar outcome has been put forward in the last day or so, and that is being investigated. After the Mildenhall matter, Landgate put in a raft of new processes to try to ensure that the integrity of the system was safe. Obviously, thousands and thousands of transactions take place on a weekly basis. At the moment there is an allegation of a second issue. Landgate takes the system that it needs to protect very seriously and, again, I am more than happy to continue advising the member for Perth about this issue, where it is progressing and what is being done to counter it. My briefing is dated 8 August; it is in the last day or two that I have been made aware of this. As more information becomes available, we will certainly make it available. Point of Order Mr J.N. HYDE : Does the minister intend to table that briefing note, as it was an official document, and contained information relating to these activities? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : All I had was the date that I was referring to; I was not intending to table the briefing. As I have said, the information that has come to me is that an allegation has been made. It is being investigated and I am more than happy to keep the member for Perth informed. I was not referring to the document; I was reading it to get the date so that I could inform the member when I became aware of it.
(1) Since the incident last year, when Roger Mildenhall had his home wrongly sold, have there been other cases in which property has been sold without the owner’s knowledge? (2) If yes, when did this occur and where? (3) What measures has the minister put in place to close down these Nigerian-based scams and other scams being perpetrated? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Perth for the question; it is a very good one. (1)–(3) I think most members were aware of the Mildenhall matter, in which someone had their property sold without their knowledge. Through the Landgate Torrens system we are now looking at compensation for that individual. The member for Perth is hot on the trail of this matter. In the last week another allegation has been made. At the moment it is just an allegation; it is being investigated by the major fraud squad, the Department of Commerce and the Commissioner for Consumer Protection. We are probably in too early days to understand whether this allegation is substantiated, but the member is right to say that another allegation of a similar outcome has been put forward in the last day or so, and that is being investigated. After the Mildenhall matter, Landgate put in a raft of new processes to try to ensure that the integrity of the system was safe. Obviously, thousands and thousands of transactions take place on a weekly basis. At the moment there is an allegation of a second issue. Landgate takes the system that it needs to protect very seriously and, again, I am more than happy to continue advising the member for Perth about this issue, where it is progressing and what is being done to counter it. My briefing is dated 8 August; it is in the last day or two that I have been made aware of this. As more information becomes available, we will certainly make it available. Point of Order Mr J.N. HYDE : Does the minister intend to table that briefing note, as it was an official document, and contained information relating to these activities? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : All I had was the date that I was referring to; I was not intending to table the briefing. As I have said, the information that has come to me is that an allegation has been made. It is being investigated and I am more than happy to keep the member for Perth informed. I was not referring to the document; I was reading it to get the date so that I could inform the member when I became aware of it.
(2) If yes, when did this occur and where? (3) What measures has the minister put in place to close down these Nigerian-based scams and other scams being perpetrated? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Perth for the question; it is a very good one. (1)–(3) I think most members were aware of the Mildenhall matter, in which someone had their property sold without their knowledge. Through the Landgate Torrens system we are now looking at compensation for that individual. The member for Perth is hot on the trail of this matter. In the last week another allegation has been made. At the moment it is just an allegation; it is being investigated by the major fraud squad, the Department of Commerce and the Commissioner for Consumer Protection. We are probably in too early days to understand whether this allegation is substantiated, but the member is right to say that another allegation of a similar outcome has been put forward in the last day or so, and that is being investigated. After the Mildenhall matter, Landgate put in a raft of new processes to try to ensure that the integrity of the system was safe. Obviously, thousands and thousands of transactions take place on a weekly basis. At the moment there is an allegation of a second issue. Landgate takes the system that it needs to protect very seriously and, again, I am more than happy to continue advising the member for Perth about this issue, where it is progressing and what is being done to counter it. My briefing is dated 8 August; it is in the last day or two that I have been made aware of this. As more information becomes available, we will certainly make it available. Point of Order Mr J.N. HYDE : Does the minister intend to table that briefing note, as it was an official document, and contained information relating to these activities? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : All I had was the date that I was referring to; I was not intending to table the briefing. As I have said, the information that has come to me is that an allegation has been made. It is being investigated and I am more than happy to keep the member for Perth informed. I was not referring to the document; I was reading it to get the date so that I could inform the member when I became aware of it.
(3) What measures has the minister put in place to close down these Nigerian-based scams and other scams being perpetrated? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Perth for the question; it is a very good one. (1)–(3) I think most members were aware of the Mildenhall matter, in which someone had their property sold without their knowledge. Through the Landgate Torrens system we are now looking at compensation for that individual. The member for Perth is hot on the trail of this matter. In the last week another allegation has been made. At the moment it is just an allegation; it is being investigated by the major fraud squad, the Department of Commerce and the Commissioner for Consumer Protection. We are probably in too early days to understand whether this allegation is substantiated, but the member is right to say that another allegation of a similar outcome has been put forward in the last day or so, and that is being investigated. After the Mildenhall matter, Landgate put in a raft of new processes to try to ensure that the integrity of the system was safe. Obviously, thousands and thousands of transactions take place on a weekly basis. At the moment there is an allegation of a second issue. Landgate takes the system that it needs to protect very seriously and, again, I am more than happy to continue advising the member for Perth about this issue, where it is progressing and what is being done to counter it. My briefing is dated 8 August; it is in the last day or two that I have been made aware of this. As more information becomes available, we will certainly make it available. Point of Order Mr J.N. HYDE : Does the minister intend to table that briefing note, as it was an official document, and contained information relating to these activities? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : All I had was the date that I was referring to; I was not intending to table the briefing. As I have said, the information that has come to me is that an allegation has been made. It is being investigated and I am more than happy to keep the member for Perth informed. I was not referring to the document; I was reading it to get the date so that I could inform the member when I became aware of it.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Perth for the question; it is a very good one. (1)–(3) I think most members were aware of the Mildenhall matter, in which someone had their property sold without their knowledge. Through the Landgate Torrens system we are now looking at compensation for that individual. The member for Perth is hot on the trail of this matter. In the last week another allegation has been made. At the moment it is just an allegation; it is being investigated by the major fraud squad, the Department of Commerce and the Commissioner for Consumer Protection. We are probably in too early days to understand whether this allegation is substantiated, but the member is right to say that another allegation of a similar outcome has been put forward in the last day or so, and that is being investigated. After the Mildenhall matter, Landgate put in a raft of new processes to try to ensure that the integrity of the system was safe. Obviously, thousands and thousands of transactions take place on a weekly basis. At the moment there is an allegation of a second issue. Landgate takes the system that it needs to protect very seriously and, again, I am more than happy to continue advising the member for Perth about this issue, where it is progressing and what is being done to counter it. My briefing is dated 8 August; it is in the last day or two that I have been made aware of this. As more information becomes available, we will certainly make it available. Point of Order Mr J.N. HYDE : Does the minister intend to table that briefing note, as it was an official document, and contained information relating to these activities? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : All I had was the date that I was referring to; I was not intending to table the briefing. As I have said, the information that has come to me is that an allegation has been made. It is being investigated and I am more than happy to keep the member for Perth informed. I was not referring to the document; I was reading it to get the date so that I could inform the member when I became aware of it.
I thank the member for Perth for the question; it is a very good one. (1)–(3) I think most members were aware of the Mildenhall matter, in which someone had their property sold without their knowledge. Through the Landgate Torrens system we are now looking at compensation for that individual. The member for Perth is hot on the trail of this matter. In the last week another allegation has been made. At the moment it is just an allegation; it is being investigated by the major fraud squad, the Department of Commerce and the Commissioner for Consumer Protection. We are probably in too early days to understand whether this allegation is substantiated, but the member is right to say that another allegation of a similar outcome has been put forward in the last day or so, and that is being investigated. After the Mildenhall matter, Landgate put in a raft of new processes to try to ensure that the integrity of the system was safe. Obviously, thousands and thousands of transactions take place on a weekly basis. At the moment there is an allegation of a second issue. Landgate takes the system that it needs to protect very seriously and, again, I am more than happy to continue advising the member for Perth about this issue, where it is progressing and what is being done to counter it. My briefing is dated 8 August; it is in the last day or two that I have been made aware of this. As more information becomes available, we will certainly make it available. Point of Order Mr J.N. HYDE : Does the minister intend to table that briefing note, as it was an official document, and contained information relating to these activities? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : All I had was the date that I was referring to; I was not intending to table the briefing. As I have said, the information that has come to me is that an allegation has been made. It is being investigated and I am more than happy to keep the member for Perth informed. I was not referring to the document; I was reading it to get the date so that I could inform the member when I became aware of it.
(1)–(3) I think most members were aware of the Mildenhall matter, in which someone had their property sold without their knowledge. Through the Landgate Torrens system we are now looking at compensation for that individual. The member for Perth is hot on the trail of this matter. In the last week another allegation has been made. At the moment it is just an allegation; it is being investigated by the major fraud squad, the Department of Commerce and the Commissioner for Consumer Protection. We are probably in too early days to understand whether this allegation is substantiated, but the member is right to say that another allegation of a similar outcome has been put forward in the last day or so, and that is being investigated. After the Mildenhall matter, Landgate put in a raft of new processes to try to ensure that the integrity of the system was safe. Obviously, thousands and thousands of transactions take place on a weekly basis. At the moment there is an allegation of a second issue. Landgate takes the system that it needs to protect very seriously and, again, I am more than happy to continue advising the member for Perth about this issue, where it is progressing and what is being done to counter it. My briefing is dated 8 August; it is in the last day or two that I have been made aware of this. As more information becomes available, we will certainly make it available. Point of Order Mr J.N. HYDE : Does the minister intend to table that briefing note, as it was an official document, and contained information relating to these activities? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : All I had was the date that I was referring to; I was not intending to table the briefing. As I have said, the information that has come to me is that an allegation has been made. It is being investigated and I am more than happy to keep the member for Perth informed. I was not referring to the document; I was reading it to get the date so that I could inform the member when I became aware of it.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : All I had was the date that I was referring to; I was not intending to table the briefing. As I have said, the information that has come to me is that an allegation has been made. It is being investigated and I am more than happy to keep the member for Perth informed. I was not referring to the document; I was reading it to get the date so that I could inform the member when I became aware of it.
(1) Since the incident last year, when Roger Mildenhall had his home wrongly sold, have there been other cases in which property has been sold without the owner’s knowledge? (2) If yes, when did this occur and where? (3) What measures has the minister put in place to close down these Nigerian-based scams and other scams being perpetrated? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Perth for the question; it is a very good one. (1)–(3) I think most members were aware of the Mildenhall matter, in which someone had their property sold without their knowledge. Through the Landgate Torrens system we are now looking at compensation for that individual. The member for Perth is hot on the trail of this matter. In the last week another allegation has been made. At the moment it is just an allegation; it is being investigated by the major fraud squad, the Department of Commerce and the Commissioner for Consumer Protection. We are probably in too early days to understand whether this allegation is substantiated, but the member is right to say that another allegation of a similar outcome has been put forward in the last day or so, and that is being investigated. After the Mildenhall matter, Landgate put in a raft of new processes to try to ensure that the integrity of the system was safe. Obviously, thousands and thousands of transactions take place on a weekly basis. At the moment there is an allegation of a second issue. Landgate takes the system that it needs to protect very seriously and, again, I am more than happy to continue advising the member for Perth about this issue, where it is progressing and what is being done to counter it. My briefing is dated 8 August; it is in the last day or two that I have been made aware of this. As more information becomes available, we will certainly make it available. Point of Order Mr J.N. HYDE : Does the minister intend to table that briefing note, as it was an official document, and contained information relating to these activities? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : All I had was the date that I was referring to; I was not intending to table the briefing. As I have said, the information that has come to me is that an allegation has been made. It is being investigated and I am more than happy to keep the member for Perth informed. I was not referring to the document; I was reading it to get the date so that I could inform the member when I became aware of it.
(2) If yes, when did this occur and where? (3) What measures has the minister put in place to close down these Nigerian-based scams and other scams being perpetrated? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Perth for the question; it is a very good one. (1)–(3) I think most members were aware of the Mildenhall matter, in which someone had their property sold without their knowledge. Through the Landgate Torrens system we are now looking at compensation for that individual. The member for Perth is hot on the trail of this matter. In the last week another allegation has been made. At the moment it is just an allegation; it is being investigated by the major fraud squad, the Department of Commerce and the Commissioner for Consumer Protection. We are probably in too early days to understand whether this allegation is substantiated, but the member is right to say that another allegation of a similar outcome has been put forward in the last day or so, and that is being investigated. After the Mildenhall matter, Landgate put in a raft of new processes to try to ensure that the integrity of the system was safe. Obviously, thousands and thousands of transactions take place on a weekly basis. At the moment there is an allegation of a second issue. Landgate takes the system that it needs to protect very seriously and, again, I am more than happy to continue advising the member for Perth about this issue, where it is progressing and what is being done to counter it. My briefing is dated 8 August; it is in the last day or two that I have been made aware of this. As more information becomes available, we will certainly make it available. Point of Order Mr J.N. HYDE : Does the minister intend to table that briefing note, as it was an official document, and contained information relating to these activities? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : All I had was the date that I was referring to; I was not intending to table the briefing. As I have said, the information that has come to me is that an allegation has been made. It is being investigated and I am more than happy to keep the member for Perth informed. I was not referring to the document; I was reading it to get the date so that I could inform the member when I became aware of it.
(3) What measures has the minister put in place to close down these Nigerian-based scams and other scams being perpetrated? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Perth for the question; it is a very good one. (1)–(3) I think most members were aware of the Mildenhall matter, in which someone had their property sold without their knowledge. Through the Landgate Torrens system we are now looking at compensation for that individual. The member for Perth is hot on the trail of this matter. In the last week another allegation has been made. At the moment it is just an allegation; it is being investigated by the major fraud squad, the Department of Commerce and the Commissioner for Consumer Protection. We are probably in too early days to understand whether this allegation is substantiated, but the member is right to say that another allegation of a similar outcome has been put forward in the last day or so, and that is being investigated. After the Mildenhall matter, Landgate put in a raft of new processes to try to ensure that the integrity of the system was safe. Obviously, thousands and thousands of transactions take place on a weekly basis. At the moment there is an allegation of a second issue. Landgate takes the system that it needs to protect very seriously and, again, I am more than happy to continue advising the member for Perth about this issue, where it is progressing and what is being done to counter it. My briefing is dated 8 August; it is in the last day or two that I have been made aware of this. As more information becomes available, we will certainly make it available. Point of Order Mr J.N. HYDE : Does the minister intend to table that briefing note, as it was an official document, and contained information relating to these activities? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : All I had was the date that I was referring to; I was not intending to table the briefing. As I have said, the information that has come to me is that an allegation has been made. It is being investigated and I am more than happy to keep the member for Perth informed. I was not referring to the document; I was reading it to get the date so that I could inform the member when I became aware of it.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Perth for the question; it is a very good one. (1)–(3) I think most members were aware of the Mildenhall matter, in which someone had their property sold without their knowledge. Through the Landgate Torrens system we are now looking at compensation for that individual. The member for Perth is hot on the trail of this matter. In the last week another allegation has been made. At the moment it is just an allegation; it is being investigated by the major fraud squad, the Department of Commerce and the Commissioner for Consumer Protection. We are probably in too early days to understand whether this allegation is substantiated, but the member is right to say that another allegation of a similar outcome has been put forward in the last day or so, and that is being investigated. After the Mildenhall matter, Landgate put in a raft of new processes to try to ensure that the integrity of the system was safe. Obviously, thousands and thousands of transactions take place on a weekly basis. At the moment there is an allegation of a second issue. Landgate takes the system that it needs to protect very seriously and, again, I am more than happy to continue advising the member for Perth about this issue, where it is progressing and what is being done to counter it. My briefing is dated 8 August; it is in the last day or two that I have been made aware of this. As more information becomes available, we will certainly make it available. Point of Order Mr J.N. HYDE : Does the minister intend to table that briefing note, as it was an official document, and contained information relating to these activities? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : All I had was the date that I was referring to; I was not intending to table the briefing. As I have said, the information that has come to me is that an allegation has been made. It is being investigated and I am more than happy to keep the member for Perth informed. I was not referring to the document; I was reading it to get the date so that I could inform the member when I became aware of it.
I thank the member for Perth for the question; it is a very good one. (1)–(3) I think most members were aware of the Mildenhall matter, in which someone had their property sold without their knowledge. Through the Landgate Torrens system we are now looking at compensation for that individual. The member for Perth is hot on the trail of this matter. In the last week another allegation has been made. At the moment it is just an allegation; it is being investigated by the major fraud squad, the Department of Commerce and the Commissioner for Consumer Protection. We are probably in too early days to understand whether this allegation is substantiated, but the member is right to say that another allegation of a similar outcome has been put forward in the last day or so, and that is being investigated. After the Mildenhall matter, Landgate put in a raft of new processes to try to ensure that the integrity of the system was safe. Obviously, thousands and thousands of transactions take place on a weekly basis. At the moment there is an allegation of a second issue. Landgate takes the system that it needs to protect very seriously and, again, I am more than happy to continue advising the member for Perth about this issue, where it is progressing and what is being done to counter it. My briefing is dated 8 August; it is in the last day or two that I have been made aware of this. As more information becomes available, we will certainly make it available. Point of Order Mr J.N. HYDE : Does the minister intend to table that briefing note, as it was an official document, and contained information relating to these activities? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : All I had was the date that I was referring to; I was not intending to table the briefing. As I have said, the information that has come to me is that an allegation has been made. It is being investigated and I am more than happy to keep the member for Perth informed. I was not referring to the document; I was reading it to get the date so that I could inform the member when I became aware of it.
(1)–(3) I think most members were aware of the Mildenhall matter, in which someone had their property sold without their knowledge. Through the Landgate Torrens system we are now looking at compensation for that individual. The member for Perth is hot on the trail of this matter. In the last week another allegation has been made. At the moment it is just an allegation; it is being investigated by the major fraud squad, the Department of Commerce and the Commissioner for Consumer Protection. We are probably in too early days to understand whether this allegation is substantiated, but the member is right to say that another allegation of a similar outcome has been put forward in the last day or so, and that is being investigated. After the Mildenhall matter, Landgate put in a raft of new processes to try to ensure that the integrity of the system was safe. Obviously, thousands and thousands of transactions take place on a weekly basis. At the moment there is an allegation of a second issue. Landgate takes the system that it needs to protect very seriously and, again, I am more than happy to continue advising the member for Perth about this issue, where it is progressing and what is being done to counter it. My briefing is dated 8 August; it is in the last day or two that I have been made aware of this. As more information becomes available, we will certainly make it available. Point of Order Mr J.N. HYDE : Does the minister intend to table that briefing note, as it was an official document, and contained information relating to these activities? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : All I had was the date that I was referring to; I was not intending to table the briefing. As I have said, the information that has come to me is that an allegation has been made. It is being investigated and I am more than happy to keep the member for Perth informed. I was not referring to the document; I was reading it to get the date so that I could inform the member when I became aware of it.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : All I had was the date that I was referring to; I was not intending to table the briefing. As I have said, the information that has come to me is that an allegation has been made. It is being investigated and I am more than happy to keep the member for Perth informed. I was not referring to the document; I was reading it to get the date so that I could inform the member when I became aware of it.
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