❓ Ms. Davies questions the Premier about the timeline of a police raid impacting a government department. The Premier declines to provide a timeline without notice, citing potential inaccuracies and emphasizing the seriousness of the underlying issue involving leaked confidential documents.
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COMMUNITIES — POLICE RAID
107. Ms M.J. DAVIES to the Premier:
I
have a supplementary question. Thank you, Premier. Can I just confirm that
despite this being an issue for two weeks now, the Premier is unable to
confirm the time line for an issue that is significantly impacting one of the
departments in his government?
107. Ms M.J. DAVIES to the Premier:
I
have a supplementary question. Thank you, Premier. Can I just confirm that
despite this being an issue for two weeks now, the Premier is unable to
confirm the time line for an issue that is significantly impacting one of the
departments in his government?
AnswerView source ↗
No, I cannot confirm that. All I would
say to the member is that I am happy to provide exact details and exact time
lines. If I try to rely upon memory as to exact times or dates, I may get the
times or days wrong and, therefore, will have to correct the record.
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I think the
Leader of the Opposition has been in Parliament for a while. To ask for those
sorts of details without notice is not the normal process. Normally, a member
would give a little bit of notice so that I can give details in relation to
those matters. That is just the normal process of Parliament. People who have
been here for a while understand these things after a period of time.
In terms of the broader issue, I endorse
what the Minister for Child Protection had to say. I want the member to understand that the issue arose because someone
allegedly transferred a whole range of very confidential documents from a server to a private email address. The
number of documents in question is 2 646, including 351 presentations and 332 spreadsheets. Much of that concerns highly
personal and individual information about hundreds of children in foster
care, and also about foster care organisations. Private and confidential
information has been removed, which would no
doubt cause a great deal of concern for the people and the families involved.
That is why it is actually a serious matter that should not be treated
flippantly.
The SPEAKER : Before I give
you the question, member for Mount Lawley, I might just note for the
audiovisual staff that, in the chamber,
parts of the Premier's response sounded like he was talking under
water. Although I heard every word relatively clearly, some sections
were hard to hear. As I understand it from during the trial, sometimes the outside broadcast is perfectly clear, despite
the sound quality in here. That is something we will need to work on.
say to the member is that I am happy to provide exact details and exact time
lines. If I try to rely upon memory as to exact times or dates, I may get the
times or days wrong and, therefore, will have to correct the record.
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I think the
Leader of the Opposition has been in Parliament for a while. To ask for those
sorts of details without notice is not the normal process. Normally, a member
would give a little bit of notice so that I can give details in relation to
those matters. That is just the normal process of Parliament. People who have
been here for a while understand these things after a period of time.
In terms of the broader issue, I endorse
what the Minister for Child Protection had to say. I want the member to understand that the issue arose because someone
allegedly transferred a whole range of very confidential documents from a server to a private email address. The
number of documents in question is 2 646, including 351 presentations and 332 spreadsheets. Much of that concerns highly
personal and individual information about hundreds of children in foster
care, and also about foster care organisations. Private and confidential
information has been removed, which would no
doubt cause a great deal of concern for the people and the families involved.
That is why it is actually a serious matter that should not be treated
flippantly.
The SPEAKER : Before I give
you the question, member for Mount Lawley, I might just note for the
audiovisual staff that, in the chamber,
parts of the Premier's response sounded like he was talking under
water. Although I heard every word relatively clearly, some sections
were hard to hear. As I understand it from during the trial, sometimes the outside broadcast is perfectly clear, despite
the sound quality in here. That is something we will need to work on.
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