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.