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❓ Question on Notice regarding the Minister's and their staff's handling of Cabinet in Confidence (CiC) information, specifically concerning transmission via text message, iMessage, WhatsApp, and fax. The Minister deferred the answer to another question.

AnsweredQoN 714Legislative Assembly

Asked

14 June 2017

Member

Mr Z.R.F. Kirkup

Portfolio

Water; Fisheries; Forestry; Innovation and ICT; Science

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(1) Is the Minister aware of 2017 Cabinet Handbook guidelines with respect to the handling of Cabinet in Confidence (CiC) information? (2) Since 17 March 2017 has the Minister or their staff transmitted CiC information via text message, iMessage or WhatsApp, and if yes: (a) what service was used and to whom was that information conveyed; (b) as per the Cabinet handbook was the information marked "Not to be Copied"; (c) can the Minister rule out that CiC information was not stored on a third party server; and (d) has the Minister sought approval for use of this service by the Cabinet Secretariat? (3) Since 17 March 2017 has the Minister or their staff transmitted CiC information via fax, and if yes: (a) to whom was that information conveyed; and (b) as per the Cabinet Handbook was the document destroyed after it's use?