A WA parliamentary question seeks information on lost or stolen laptops from departments and agencies within the Planning; Culture and the Arts portfolios, including details on sensitive information, police reports, and preventative measures. Only the State Records Office reported a loss.

AnsweredQoN 1544Legislative Assembly
Asked
22 September 2009
Portfolio
Planning; Culture and the Arts

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(1) How many laptop, notebook and palm computers from each department and agency within the Minister’s portfolios have been reported lost or stolen for the six months to 30 June 2009?
(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?

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Answered
21 October 2009
Responded by
Minister for Planning; Culture and the Arts
Response time
29 days
Department of Planning; Armadale Redevelopment Authority; Midland Redevelopment Authority; East Perth Redevelopment Authority; Department of Culture and the Arts; Art Gallery of Western Australia; Perth Theatre Trust; ScreenWest; State Library of Western Australia; Western Australian Museum advises
(1) Nil
(2-10)Not applicable
State Records Office
(1) One
(2) $1 810
(3) No
(4) Not applicable
(5) Yes
(6) 14 May 2009
(7) Laptop not recovered
(8) Not applicable
(9) Home burglary. Additional locks on side gates of residence.
(10) 30 May 2009
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