❓ Hon Aaron Stonehouse asked the Minister for Police about potential data breaches in the WA Police Force's Firearms database following an Auditor General's report highlighting security issues across government departments. The Minister responded that no data breaches had occurred.
AnsweredQoN 1128Legislative Council
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POLICE —
FIREARMS DATABASE
1128. Hon AARON STONEHOUSE to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I
refer the minister to the Auditor General's tenth annual ''Information
Systems Audit Report'' published in August this year, which
highlighted a number of security issues across a range of Western Australian
government departments.
(1) Since that
publication, has the Western Australia Police Force experienced any data
breaches in relation to the Police Licensing Services (Firearms) database?
(2) If yes, what
data was accessed, and have any and all individuals whose personal data was
compromised been informed of the breach; and, if not, why not?
FIREARMS DATABASE
1128. Hon AARON STONEHOUSE to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I
refer the minister to the Auditor General's tenth annual ''Information
Systems Audit Report'' published in August this year, which
highlighted a number of security issues across a range of Western Australian
government departments.
(1) Since that
publication, has the Western Australia Police Force experienced any data
breaches in relation to the Police Licensing Services (Firearms) database?
(2) If yes, what
data was accessed, and have any and all individuals whose personal data was
compromised been informed of the breach; and, if not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Police. The Western Australia Police Force advises the following.
(1) No.
(2) Not applicable.
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Police. The Western Australia Police Force advises the following.
(1) No.
(2) Not applicable.
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