❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the loss or theft of laptops and other portable computers from agencies within the Transport and Disability Services portfolios. The response reveals one laptop theft from Main Roads.
AnsweredQoN 1540Legislative Assembly
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(1) How many laptop, notebook and palm computers from each department and agency within the Minister’s portfolios have been reported lost or stolen for the six months to 30 June 2009?
(2) 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 computers reported to the police?
(6) If yes to (5), 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?
(9) What steps, if any, have been put into place with a view to eliminating, or at least reducing, these losses?
(10) When were these steps put into place?
(2) 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 computers reported to the police?
(6) If yes to (5), 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?
(9) What steps, if any, have been put into place with a view to eliminating, or at least reducing, these losses?
(10) When were these steps put into place?
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Answered
21 October 2009
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Transport; Disability Services
Response time
29 days
Public Transport Authority
(1) Nil.
(2) - (10) Not Applicable.
Main Roads
(1) One laptop asset no 312550 stolen March 11 2009.
(2) $1732.00
(3) No
(4) Main Roads policy is that no commercial or sensitive data is to be stored on the hard disk of laptop computers.
(5) Yes
(6) Immediately after theft.
(7) Laptop has not been recovered.
(8) Not applicable.
(9) Laptops are not to be left in unlocked vehicles.
(10) Immediately
Disability Services Commission
(1) None.
(2) - (10) Not applicable.
Department of Transport
(1) Nil
(2) - (10) Not applicable.
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(1) Nil.
(2) - (10) Not Applicable.
Main Roads
(1) One laptop asset no 312550 stolen March 11 2009.
(2) $1732.00
(3) No
(4) Main Roads policy is that no commercial or sensitive data is to be stored on the hard disk of laptop computers.
(5) Yes
(6) Immediately after theft.
(7) Laptop has not been recovered.
(8) Not applicable.
(9) Laptops are not to be left in unlocked vehicles.
(10) Immediately
Disability Services Commission
(1) None.
(2) - (10) Not applicable.
Department of Transport
(1) Nil
(2) - (10) Not applicable.
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