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Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
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COVID-19 Home Quarantine App

The Hon. I. PNEVMATIKOS (14:56): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking a question of the Minister for Health and Wellbeing regarding public health.

Leave granted.

The Hon. I. PNEVMATIKOS: Last November, the state government signed a $1.1 million contract with WA-based company GenVis to create a home quarantine app. This is the same company that created a home quarantine app in WA that was described as having, and I quote, 'more bugs than a roach infection'. Reported problems with the app include facial recognition and the accuracy of GPS positioning. Since the contract was signed in November, there has been no sign of the app being released. My questions to the minister are:

1. Does the app work?

2. When will the app be released?

3. What kind of external review or testing has the app been subjected to?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:57): My understanding is that the development proposal with that company hasn't been successful and our relationship with them in relation to that project will not continue.

The PRESIDENT: A supplementary, the Leader of the Opposition. There is not a lot there to get a supplementary out of.

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