Legislative Council Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3) 51 3 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Auditor-General's Report AUDITOR-GENERAL'S REPORT The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY Legislative Council Leader of the Opposition AUDITOR-GENERAL'S REPORT The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (15:31): I rise to ask some questions in relation to the supplementary report tabled a few weeks ago by the Auditor-General in relation to the Department for Transport. My questions relate mostly to TRUMPS and the whole registration issue, and some other matters. The member for Morphett has asked a range of questions on behalf of the opposition that I think the minister will be able to cover. Clearly, some concerns have been raised, and the Auditor-General raised some issues, as follows: In April 2008, the external accounting firm reported to the department the results of its review. The report noted that staff working with the new system did not have the knowledge and skills required to operate the system and that this was impacting on revenue collection and disbursement processes. It also noted that discrepancies arising from the system's implementation, variations in banking and clearing accounts were not followed up or effectively controlled. They are significant concerns. I will go to some transport related questions rather than Service SA, because I think the member for Morphett has covered most of these issues. Is the information contained on the TRUMP system secure? The Auditor-General highlights that at the time of implementation of the system there were a number of defects, including limitations in the TRUMP capability associated with financial control reporting and reconciliation processes, and matters associated with information security controls. So, is that information secure? The Hon. G.E. GAGO Legislative Council Minister for State/Local Government Relations Minister for the Status of Women Minister for Consumer Affairs Minister for Government Enterprises Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport AUDITOR-GENERAL'S REPORT The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for State/Local Government Relations, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Energy) (15:33): I am happy to refer that question. The owner of the TRUMP system is DTEI. I can answer questions to do with Service SA's use of data. It is a consumer of the database, but it is not responsible for the database.