❓ A WA parliamentary question sought information on whether government agencies had fallen victim to scams and what measures were in place to prevent future occurrences. The response indicated that no agencies within the Minister's portfolio had been affected and outlined existing preventative measures.
AnsweredQoN 5849Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the online news article published by the ABC online on 17 August 2016 in relation to scammers stealing $500,000 from West Australian businesses over the past two years as reported by the Department of Consumer Protection, and I ask: (a) have any WA Government agencies within the Minister’s
portfolio of responsibility fallen victim to these scams over the past two
years; (b) if
so which agencies have been impacted; (c) for each agency impacted, what was the nature of, and the
dollar amount lost in connection to each scam; (d) have
criminal charges been laid against any persons or entities in connection to
these scams; and (e) what
measures have you taken to ensure that public funds are not lost to scammers
via WA Government agencies?
portfolio of responsibility fallen victim to these scams over the past two
years; (b) if
so which agencies have been impacted; (c) for each agency impacted, what was the nature of, and the
dollar amount lost in connection to each scam; (d) have
criminal charges been laid against any persons or entities in connection to
these scams; and (e) what
measures have you taken to ensure that public funds are not lost to scammers
via WA Government agencies?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
19 October 2016
Responded by
Minister for State Development; Finance; Innovation
Response time
35 days
The Department of State Development advises:
(a) Nil.
(b-d) Not applicable.
(e) The Department of State Development has procedures in place to ensure payments are only made to bona fide companies who have provided requested goods and/or services to the Department.
The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer advises:
(a) Nil.
(b-d) Not applicable.
(e) The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer has appropriate risk analysis and financial procedures in place to ensure that the release of funds are correct.
The Department of Finance advises:
(a) Nil.
(b-d) Not applicable.
(e) The Department of Finance has a verification process in place for all external requests involving public funds. All updates to financial information requested or provided by external parties are verified before use.
(a) Nil.
(b-d) Not applicable.
(e) The Department of State Development has procedures in place to ensure payments are only made to bona fide companies who have provided requested goods and/or services to the Department.
The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer advises:
(a) Nil.
(b-d) Not applicable.
(e) The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer has appropriate risk analysis and financial procedures in place to ensure that the release of funds are correct.
The Department of Finance advises:
(a) Nil.
(b-d) Not applicable.
(e) The Department of Finance has a verification process in place for all external requests involving public funds. All updates to financial information requested or provided by external parties are verified before use.
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