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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 836 asked in the Legislative Council on 21 September 2022 by Hon Wilson Tucker

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

PRIVACY LEGISLATION

836. Hon WILSON TUCKER to the parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General:

I refer to the government's proposed reform of WA's privacy legislation, outlined in the discussion paper Privacy and responsible information sharing for the Western Australian public sector published in August 2019. I note recent and repeated breaches of information security protocols by WA government agencies, particularly those highlighted in reports of the Auditor General. Can the Attorney General please provide an update on the progress of this much-needed reform?

Hon MATTHEW SWINBOURN replied:

I thank the member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me by the Attorney General.

The McGowan government remains committed to introducing a comprehensive framework to protect personal privacy. As is the longstanding convention of successive governments, matters regarding legislative reform are decisions of cabinet and are cabinet-in-confidence.