A WA parliamentary question on notice from 2005 seeks information on lost or stolen laptops, notebooks, and palm computers within the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure's departments and agencies. The response details the number of devices lost or stolen, their value, whether they contained sensitive information, and if the incidents were reported to the police.

AnsweredQoN 430Legislative Council
Asked
26 April 2005
Portfolio
Planning and Infrastructure

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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) 2002-2003;
(b) 2003-2004; and
(c) to date in the current financial year?
(2) For each financial year, 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 the reports made?
(7) Of those reported, what has been the outcome?
(8) If any were not reported to the police, why not?

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Answered
26 May 2005
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
Response time
30 days
(b) 2003-2004; and (c) to date in the current financial year?
(c) to date in the current financial year?
DPI: (1) None (2-5) Not applicable PTA: (1) (a) None (b) 1 (c) None (2) (a) Nil (b) $3,093.00 (c) $Nil (3) No. (4) Not applicable (5) Yes. (6) Immediately following the discovery of the theft. (7) The laptop has not been recovered. (8) Not applicable. Main Roads: (1) (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 1 (2) The Written Down Value of the equipment at the time of loss or theft was: (a) (a) $2 344 (b) Nil (c) Nil (3) No (4) Main Roads' policy is to store all sensitive data on network devices and not on local hard drives on personal computers. (5) Yes, 8 incidents identified as theft were reported to the Police. (6) 28 October 2002 (1 PC) 8 August 2002 (2 PCs) 9 September 2002 (4 PCs) 3 May 2005 (1 PC) (7) None have been recovered and returned to Main Roads. (8) All stolen PCs were reported to the Police. Where there was no evidence of theft, no police report was made. LandCorp: (1) a 2002/03 - Nil b 2003/04 - 2 c 2004/05 - Nil (2) a 2002/03 - Nil b 2003/04 - $4,430 c 2004/05 - Nil (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) Yes (6) 08 July 2003 11 November 2003 (7) Nil (8) Not applicable Eastern Goldfields Transport Board: (1) None (2-5) Not applicable Armadale RA: (1)None (2-8)Not applicable East Perth RA/Subiaco RA: 1) a) One b) None c) None (2) a) $2,500 b) Nil c) Nil (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Not applicable (8) Lost by CEO Midland RA: (1) None (2-8) Not applicable Albany PA: (1) None (2-8) Not applicable Broome PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Bunbury PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable DPA: (1) (a) None (b) One laptop 1998 Compaq (c) None (2) $4575 (fully depreciated) (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Not applicable (8) Laptop was fully depreciated and was considered too expensive to upgrade software and was due to be sold/donated to sporting group/charity. Esperance PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Fremantle PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Geraldton PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Port Hedland PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
PTA: (1) (a) None (b) 1 (c) None (2) (a) Nil (b) $3,093.00 (c) $Nil (3) No. (4) Not applicable (5) Yes. (6) Immediately following the discovery of the theft. (7) The laptop has not been recovered. (8) Not applicable. Main Roads: (1) (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 1 (2) The Written Down Value of the equipment at the time of loss or theft was: (a) (a) $2 344 (b) Nil (c) Nil (3) No (4) Main Roads' policy is to store all sensitive data on network devices and not on local hard drives on personal computers. (5) Yes, 8 incidents identified as theft were reported to the Police. (6) 28 October 2002 (1 PC) 8 August 2002 (2 PCs) 9 September 2002 (4 PCs) 3 May 2005 (1 PC) (7) None have been recovered and returned to Main Roads. (8) All stolen PCs were reported to the Police. Where there was no evidence of theft, no police report was made. LandCorp: (1) a 2002/03 - Nil b 2003/04 - 2 c 2004/05 - Nil (2) a 2002/03 - Nil b 2003/04 - $4,430 c 2004/05 - Nil (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) Yes (6) 08 July 2003 11 November 2003 (7) Nil (8) Not applicable Eastern Goldfields Transport Board: (1) None (2-5) Not applicable Armadale RA: (1)None (2-8)Not applicable East Perth RA/Subiaco RA: 1) a) One b) None c) None (2) a) $2,500 b) Nil c) Nil (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Not applicable (8) Lost by CEO Midland RA: (1) None (2-8) Not applicable Albany PA: (1) None (2-8) Not applicable Broome PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Bunbury PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable DPA: (1) (a) None (b) One laptop 1998 Compaq (c) None (2) $4575 (fully depreciated) (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Not applicable (8) Laptop was fully depreciated and was considered too expensive to upgrade software and was due to be sold/donated to sporting group/charity. Esperance PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Fremantle PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Geraldton PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Port Hedland PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
Main Roads: (1) (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 1 (2) The Written Down Value of the equipment at the time of loss or theft was: (a) (a) $2 344 (b) Nil (c) Nil (3) No (4) Main Roads' policy is to store all sensitive data on network devices and not on local hard drives on personal computers. (5) Yes, 8 incidents identified as theft were reported to the Police. (6) 28 October 2002 (1 PC) 8 August 2002 (2 PCs) 9 September 2002 (4 PCs) 3 May 2005 (1 PC) (7) None have been recovered and returned to Main Roads. (8) All stolen PCs were reported to the Police. Where there was no evidence of theft, no police report was made. LandCorp: (1) a 2002/03 - Nil b 2003/04 - 2 c 2004/05 - Nil (2) a 2002/03 - Nil b 2003/04 - $4,430 c 2004/05 - Nil (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) Yes (6) 08 July 2003 11 November 2003 (7) Nil (8) Not applicable Eastern Goldfields Transport Board: (1) None (2-5) Not applicable Armadale RA: (1)None (2-8)Not applicable East Perth RA/Subiaco RA: 1) a) One b) None c) None (2) a) $2,500 b) Nil c) Nil (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Not applicable (8) Lost by CEO Midland RA: (1) None (2-8) Not applicable Albany PA: (1) None (2-8) Not applicable Broome PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Bunbury PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable DPA: (1) (a) None (b) One laptop 1998 Compaq (c) None (2) $4575 (fully depreciated) (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Not applicable (8) Laptop was fully depreciated and was considered too expensive to upgrade software and was due to be sold/donated to sporting group/charity. Esperance PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Fremantle PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Geraldton PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Port Hedland PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
LandCorp: (1) a 2002/03 - Nil b 2003/04 - 2 c 2004/05 - Nil (2) a 2002/03 - Nil b 2003/04 - $4,430 c 2004/05 - Nil (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) Yes (6) 08 July 2003 11 November 2003 (7) Nil (8) Not applicable Eastern Goldfields Transport Board: (1) None (2-5) Not applicable Armadale RA: (1)None (2-8)Not applicable East Perth RA/Subiaco RA: 1) a) One b) None c) None (2) a) $2,500 b) Nil c) Nil (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Not applicable (8) Lost by CEO Midland RA: (1) None (2-8) Not applicable Albany PA: (1) None (2-8) Not applicable Broome PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Bunbury PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable DPA: (1) (a) None (b) One laptop 1998 Compaq (c) None (2) $4575 (fully depreciated) (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Not applicable (8) Laptop was fully depreciated and was considered too expensive to upgrade software and was due to be sold/donated to sporting group/charity. Esperance PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Fremantle PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Geraldton PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Port Hedland PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
Eastern Goldfields Transport Board: (1) None (2-5) Not applicable Armadale RA: (1)None (2-8)Not applicable East Perth RA/Subiaco RA: 1) a) One b) None c) None (2) a) $2,500 b) Nil c) Nil (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Not applicable (8) Lost by CEO Midland RA: (1) None (2-8) Not applicable Albany PA: (1) None (2-8) Not applicable Broome PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Bunbury PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable DPA: (1) (a) None (b) One laptop 1998 Compaq (c) None (2) $4575 (fully depreciated) (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Not applicable (8) Laptop was fully depreciated and was considered too expensive to upgrade software and was due to be sold/donated to sporting group/charity. Esperance PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Fremantle PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Geraldton PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Port Hedland PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
Armadale RA: (1)None (2-8)Not applicable East Perth RA/Subiaco RA: 1) a) One b) None c) None (2) a) $2,500 b) Nil c) Nil (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Not applicable (8) Lost by CEO Midland RA: (1) None (2-8) Not applicable Albany PA: (1) None (2-8) Not applicable Broome PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Bunbury PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable DPA: (1) (a) None (b) One laptop 1998 Compaq (c) None (2) $4575 (fully depreciated) (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Not applicable (8) Laptop was fully depreciated and was considered too expensive to upgrade software and was due to be sold/donated to sporting group/charity. Esperance PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Fremantle PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Geraldton PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Port Hedland PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
East Perth RA/Subiaco RA: 1) a) One b) None c) None (2) a) $2,500 b) Nil c) Nil (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Not applicable (8) Lost by CEO Midland RA: (1) None (2-8) Not applicable Albany PA: (1) None (2-8) Not applicable Broome PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Bunbury PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable DPA: (1) (a) None (b) One laptop 1998 Compaq (c) None (2) $4575 (fully depreciated) (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Not applicable (8) Laptop was fully depreciated and was considered too expensive to upgrade software and was due to be sold/donated to sporting group/charity. Esperance PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Fremantle PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Geraldton PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Port Hedland PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
Midland RA: (1) None (2-8) Not applicable Albany PA: (1) None (2-8) Not applicable Broome PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Bunbury PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable DPA: (1) (a) None (b) One laptop 1998 Compaq (c) None (2) $4575 (fully depreciated) (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Not applicable (8) Laptop was fully depreciated and was considered too expensive to upgrade software and was due to be sold/donated to sporting group/charity. Esperance PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Fremantle PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Geraldton PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Port Hedland PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
Albany PA: (1) None (2-8) Not applicable Broome PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Bunbury PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable DPA: (1) (a) None (b) One laptop 1998 Compaq (c) None (2) $4575 (fully depreciated) (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Not applicable (8) Laptop was fully depreciated and was considered too expensive to upgrade software and was due to be sold/donated to sporting group/charity. Esperance PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Fremantle PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Geraldton PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Port Hedland PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
Broome PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Bunbury PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable DPA: (1) (a) None (b) One laptop 1998 Compaq (c) None (2) $4575 (fully depreciated) (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Not applicable (8) Laptop was fully depreciated and was considered too expensive to upgrade software and was due to be sold/donated to sporting group/charity. Esperance PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Fremantle PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Geraldton PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Port Hedland PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
Bunbury PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable DPA: (1) (a) None (b) One laptop 1998 Compaq (c) None (2) $4575 (fully depreciated) (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Not applicable (8) Laptop was fully depreciated and was considered too expensive to upgrade software and was due to be sold/donated to sporting group/charity. Esperance PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Fremantle PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Geraldton PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Port Hedland PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
DPA: (1) (a) None (b) One laptop 1998 Compaq (c) None (2) $4575 (fully depreciated) (3) No (4) Not applicable (5) No (6) Not applicable (7) Not applicable (8) Laptop was fully depreciated and was considered too expensive to upgrade software and was due to be sold/donated to sporting group/charity. Esperance PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Fremantle PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Geraldton PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Port Hedland PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
Esperance PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Fremantle PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Geraldton PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Port Hedland PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
Fremantle PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Geraldton PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Port Hedland PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
Geraldton PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable Port Hedland PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable
Port Hedland PA: (1) Nil (2-8) Not applicable

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