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Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
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Coronavirus, Metrocard Contact Tracing

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:02): My supplementary is: are Metrocards able to be employed to assist with contact tracing, and have they been?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (15:02): It's an interesting point. One of my ministerial colleagues raised not the Metrocard opportunity but raised the issue of QR codes in public transport. I have certainly had the opportunity to provide a QR code when I present at a restaurant. One of my colleagues indicated that you can't get into his church unless you swipe in using a QR code. So I think this sort of technology is becoming increasingly widespread.

I want to take the opportunity to reassure the people of South Australia that SA Health, and for that matter our partners in SA Police, are acutely aware of respecting people's privacy, so it is intended that all of this data that will be collected from whatever source in relation to COVID-19 will be kept for a very limited period. I can't recall whether it is 28 days or 40 days. I think COVIDSafe might be 40 days, and I think we might be planning to do 28 days. We are resolutely committed not to use it for anything other than public health purposes.

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