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Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (14:44): My question is to the Premier. Has the Premier taken steps to uncover who had registered to access the data through the COVID-SAfe Check-In system using personal email accounts? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

Mr PICTON: In the report to parliament, the Auditor-General found that there were 28 users of the SA Health system who had accounts created using personal email accounts.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:45): I will make an inquiry with regard to that, but I think it relates to the observations that the Auditor-General made with regard to people working from home and that remote access, but I am happy to make further inquiries. As the member would be fully aware, not the entire Public Service has been at work, at their desk, the entire year or through in fact the last 18 months with the global coronavirus pandemic.

In fact, we are very pleased with the way that the Public Service has been able to continue to work but often from home. From time to time, there have been directions or strong advice to reduce movement and not to come in to the CBD. We know the problems that has caused and that no longer is with us, but during some of these periods people have been working from home. My understanding from the Auditor-General's Report is that sometimes they have logged in with their personal login details rather than the credentials that they would have while they are at work. But I am very happy to make further inquiries with regard to that.

It is certainly, I think, a great comfort to the people of South Australia that we have had this independent report done by the Auditor-General. I think it was done in a timely way; it was certainly done in a thorough way. All of the comments with regard to it are very complimentary, but he has also pointed out some areas, some observations of things which were occurring which he thinks could be improved. He has already had very positive responses from the departments in terms of his inquiry and that's referenced in this document. We will make sure we have a full and complete response to all of the issues that have been raised by the Auditor-General in this report.