CORRUPTION AND CRIME
COMMISSION — PUBLIC TRANSPORT AUTHORITY —ANDREW FORRESTER
210. Hon MICHAEL MISCHIN to the minister representing the
Minister for Transport:
I understand that there was no
answer available to this question last week, so I was asked to not ask this
question.
Hon Stephen Dawson: I have an
answer now.
Hon MICHAEL MISCHIN: Okay. I refer
to the unauthorised acquisition between 12 and 22 June 2017 by one Andrew Forrester
of confidential personal information of some 1 750 employees of the Public
Transport Authority and his disclosure of that information to the Australian
Rail, Tram and Bus Union for its use in industrial agreement negotiations, and
to the answers given by the Minister for Transport and the Minister for Police
to my questions without notice of 10 March and 11 March 2020 respectively.
(1) Why has the
Public Transport Authority not referred Mr Forrester's unauthorised
acquisition, and the union's unauthorised use, of the information to
the Western Australia Police Force for investigation and possible prosecution?
(2) Who was responsible for the
failure to refer the case to the police?
(3) Will the
minister table documentation touching on the decision or lack of action; and,
if not, why not?
(4) Will the minister now ensure
that the case is referred to the police for action; and, if not, why not?
Hon STEPHEN
DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) The Public
Transport Authority alerted the Western Australia Police Force about this
matter. This matter was ultimately referred to the Corruption and Crime Commission.
(2)–(4) Not applicable.