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Legislative Council - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
2023-02-23 Daily Xml
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Surveillance Equipment

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (14:43): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before directing a question to the Attorney-General regarding security in state government buildings.

Leave granted.

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: It was revealed during Senate estimates last week that surveillance cameras manufactured by the Chinese company Hikvision were being used in the electorate offices of 88 Australian federal members of parliament. As Hikvision is partly owned by the Chinese Communist Party, these cameras had been banned in the United States and the United Kingdom as they were deemed a national security risk in those countries. My questions for the Attorney are:

1. Has an audit been conducted to ensure that no state government buildings have been compromised by technology, and, if not, why not?

2. Can the minister rule out that any Hikvision surveillance equipment is installed in any state government buildings?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector) (14:44): I thank the honourable member for her question. I am not aware of any cameras from the particular company that the member refers to in state government buildings, but I am happy to pass that along. I suspect the minister responsible might be the police and emergency services minister, who I think has protective services under them, but I will endeavour to find out who the correct responsible minister is who looks after protective services and state government facilities and bring back a reply to the member.

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