Hon Wilson Tucker asks if the WA government received advice from the Commonwealth regarding Hikvision and Dahua surveillance devices. The government confirms seeking advice but declines to share details publicly.

AnsweredQoN 171Legislative Council
Asked
23 February 2023
Portfolio
Leader of the House representing the Premier

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SURVEILLANCE DEVICES — FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ADVICE
171. Hon
WILSON TUCKER to the Leader of the House representing the Premier:
I refer to my previous question
without notice 40.
(1) Has the state
government received advice from the commonwealth regarding Hikvision and Dahua–manufactured
surveillance devices?
(2) What is the nature of that
advice?

AnswerView source ↗

(1)–(2) The
WA government has sought security advice from the commonwealth government. By
way of explanation as the Leader of the House, security advice is not something
we would normally share on the floor of the chamber of Parliament.

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