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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 664 asked in the Legislative Council on 23 August 2018 by Hon Peter Collier

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS — HUAWEI

664. Hon PETER COLLIER to the Leader of the House representing the Premier:

I refer to the telecommunications contract awarded to Huawei.

(1) On what date did the Minister for Transport first notify the Premier of any national security issues associated with the radio system replacement contract?

(2) On what date did the Minister for Transport first notify the Premier of any national security issues associated with the radio system replacement contract's impact on the automatic train control system?

(3) On what date did the Minister for Transport first notify the Premier of any national security issues associated with the radio system replacement contract's impact on the public safety mobile broadband capacity?

(4) On what date did the Minister for Transport first notify the Premier that the radio system replacement contract would not be taken to cabinet?

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1)–(3) As the government has repeatedly said, the commonwealth Department of Home Affairs has advised us that it has not identified any issues that would prevent the project from proceeding.

(4) The financial decision to fund the radio system replacement project was considered by cabinet.