HUAWEI — SECURITY
730. Hon
PETER COLLIER to the Leader of
the House representing the Premier:
I refer to national security
concerns regarding Huawei.
(1) Has the
Premier, his office or the Department of the Premier and Cabinet consulted
national security agencies regarding the automatic train control system?
(2) If yes to (1), on what date or
dates; and, if not, why not?
(3) Have any
national security agencies raised any concerns regarding the automatic train
control system?
(4) If yes to (3), what were the
concerns?
Hon SUE ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(4) There
has not yet been specific consultation with national security agencies on the
automatic train control system because the ATC project, now retitled the
high-capacity signalling project, is in the early stages of development.
However, when Huawei and UGL were selected as the preferred proponent for the
radio systems replacement project, the Department of the Premier and Cabinet
sought further advice on 22 May 2018 from relevant commonwealth agencies before
the contract was finalised. At this time, the potential future network use of
the ATC was raised. The commonwealth Department of Home Affairs advised DPC
that no issues had been identified that would prevent the radio systems
replacement project from proceeding. The state government will keep the network's
security measures under review. If the network's use does expand in the
future to include ATC or high-capacity signalling, the government will seek
advice on and incorporate additional security measures to protect the network.
The PRESIDENT:
The Deputy Leader of the House—sorry, Deputy Leader of the Opposition!
Hon MICHAEL
MISCHIN: It is just a matter of time, Madam President!
The PRESIDENT:
All right; I am looking forward to hearing your question.