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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 247 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 17 June 2021 by Ms M.J. Davies

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

G2G PASS — ACCESS — POLICE INVESTIGATION

247. Ms M.J. DAVIES to the Minister for Police:

My question is to the Minister for Police.

Mr P. Papalia: Excellent!

Ms M.J. DAVIES: I am glad the minister is excited!

I refer to WA police accessing personal data captured by the SafeWA app and today's revelations that G2G PASS data has been used in the same way. Was the minister or his office made aware of WA police accessing this data for reasons other than contact tracing and border management; and, if so, when?

Mr P. PAPALIA replied:

I thank the member for her question. The G2G PASS is operated by the Western Australia Police Force. Community members wanting to travel to Western Australia request a G2G PASS and as part of the pass application process, they voluntarily provide their details to police. The G2G PASS application page specifies that disclosure to authorities is allowed and does not limit it to authorities with COVID-19-related responsibilities or functions. The G2G PASS application page states that WA police has to, by law, keep information even after the completion of quarantine or isolation and even after deletion of the G2G PASS app from an individual's phone. Individuals are required to consent to this. This information is stated publicly on the wa.gov.au G2G PASS frequently asked questions page, in the G2G PASS privacy policy and in the G2G PASS terms of service.

I understand there are questions in the other place about whether we have access to the Tasmanian version of the G2G PASS. We have never got any information. I have never been advised of any access to the database because it is a police-run database and an operational matter. Of course, police access their own database and they do it without talking to me about accessing it. They do not require advice or approval from me because it is an operational matter and it is their database, which they manage.