A WA parliamentary question sought information on lost or stolen laptops from the Minister for Science and Innovation's portfolio. The response indicates one laptop was stolen from the Department of Industry and Resources in Paris, with a police report filed but the item unrecovered.

AnsweredQoN 3969Legislative Council
Asked
23 August 2006
Portfolio
Science and Innovation

QuestionView source ↗

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 financial years -
(a) 2004-2005; and
(b) 2005-2006?
(2) For each of these years, 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 laptops, notebooks or palm computers reported to the police?
(6) If so, 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?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
26 September 2006
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Science and Innovation
Response time
34 days
(b) 2005-2006?
The Minister for Science and Innovation has provided the following response: Ministerial Office: Hon Francis Logan MLA has been a Minister from 10 March 2005 to date. (1) (a-b) Nil. (2-8) Not applicable. Department of Industry and Resources: (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) $1743.00 (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified. (8) Not applicable.
Ministerial Office: Hon Francis Logan MLA has been a Minister from 10 March 2005 to date. (1) (a-b) Nil. (2-8) Not applicable. Department of Industry and Resources: (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) $1743.00 (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified. (8) Not applicable.
Ministerial Office: Hon Francis Logan MLA has been a Minister from 10 March 2005 to date. (1) (a-b) Nil. (2-8) Not applicable. Department of Industry and Resources: (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) $1743.00 (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified. (8) Not applicable.
Hon Francis Logan MLA has been a Minister from 10 March 2005 to date. (1) (a-b) Nil. (2-8) Not applicable. Department of Industry and Resources: (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) $1743.00 (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified. (8) Not applicable.
(1) (a-b) Nil. (2-8) Not applicable. Department of Industry and Resources: (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) $1743.00 (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified. (8) Not applicable.
(2-8) Not applicable. Department of Industry and Resources: (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) $1743.00 (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified. (8) Not applicable.
Department of Industry and Resources: (1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) $1743.00 (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified. (8) Not applicable.
(1) (a) Nil. (b) One. (2) $1743.00 (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified. (8) Not applicable.
(b) One. (2) $1743.00 (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified. (8) Not applicable.
(2) $1743.00 (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified. (8) Not applicable.
(3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified. (8) Not applicable.
(4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified. (8) Not applicable.
(5) Yes. (6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified. (8) Not applicable.
(6) Report was made at the time of the theft. Theft was from a locked cabinet in a trade stand in an exhibition- hall in Paris. Report was made to local Gendarmerie. (7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified. (8) Not applicable.
(7) Item was not recovered and perpetrators were not identified. (8) Not applicable.
(8) Not applicable.

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