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House of Assembly - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
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Super SA Cybersecurity Incident

Mr COWDREY (Colton) (14:38): My question is again to the Treasurer. Why has the Treasurer not made a public announcement about the cyber incident? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

Mr COWDREY: In 2021, after a three-day delay, the now Treasurer issued a press release, stating: 'Steven Marshall needs to explain why he kept a major cyber attack against the South Australian government secret.'

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The Treasurer has the call.

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Treasurer) (14:38): As I explained to the member for Colton, as soon as I was advised I was demanding that my agency take what steps it—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Morialta is warned. The Treasurer has the call.

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: As I said, as soon as I was advised, I was demanding that my department was putting in place those steps to notify as soon as possible those people who were potentially impacted by this cybersecurity breach, and also that they were doing so so that they knew what the next steps were both for them, if they wanted to find out more information, if they wanted access to the IDCARE provider which again was used in the past in previous cybersecurity breaches, but also that the agency was able to articulate to people who were potentially impacted what steps that agency was taking in deference to that. My first thought was to make sure that information was provided as quickly as possible to those people who were impacted and I think that that is absolutely appropriate.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

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