Sue Bailey | Mercury Newspaper | July 4, 2021 Watch on police powers THERE’S growing concern that the Check In Tas App may be used by police to access data for investigations. The Australian Lawyers Alliance and independent Nelson MLC Meg Webb want a guarantee that...
Question – Check-in TAS app
Questions asked by the Hon Meg WEBB MLC on 17 June 2021. Answered by the Minister for Health, Hon Jeremy Rockcliff MP on 29 June 2021. With regard to the COVID-19 Check in TAS App, will the Government detail:QUESTION (1) Whether the Tasmania Police or any other agency...
Check in TAS app soon to be only contact tracing system in Tasmania
Matt Maloney | Advocate Newspaper | March 19, 2021 The Check in TAS app will be the only system used for collecting contact tracing information in Tasmania from May 1.To date, the app has been used by visitors to businesses as well as paper-based records.Small...
Check in TAS app to become mandatory for all businesses
David Killick | Mercury Newspaper | March 19, 2021 THE use of the government’s Check in TAS app will be mandatory for business premises in Tasmania from May 1.The app will replace a mix of third-party apps, paper sign-in forms and will help address privacy concerns...
A return to pre-COVID normal isn’t enough
Opinion | Kingborough Chronicle | February 16, 2021 As we start this new year of 2021, many of us have a sense that life has mostly returned to normal.The kids have returned to school, our borders are mostly open to the rest of the country, there’s plenty of toilet...
Talking Point – Investing in a Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Tasmania
Talking Point | Mercury Newspaper | December 28, 2020 When the world faced the Global Financial Crisis in 2008, Rahm Emanuel stated “you never want a serious crisis to go to waste”. The Barack Obama chief of staff and later Chicago mayor urged public and private...
Investing in a Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Tasmania – Submission to PESRAC
This submission to the Premier’s Economic and Social Recovery Advisory Council’s (PESRAC) second and final phase of its terms of reference to provide advice to the Tasmanian government on strategies and initiatives to support the state’s short to medium, and...
Private contact tracing information used for promotional purposes
Isabel Bird | Examiner & Advocate Newspaper | October 29, 2020 Independent MP says private contact tracing information used for promotional purpose by hospitality businessThe collection of personal data by private businesses for coronavirus contact tracing is...
Businesses’ collection of information for coronavirus contact tracing raises privacy concerns for customers
Ellen Coulter | ABC news Online | October 28, 2020 Questions are being raised over the privacy of coronavirus contact tracing at Tasmanian hospitality venues, amid allegations personal information is being used for promotional purposes. Key points:Customers have...
Privacy Concerns for Patron Contact Information
Ellen Coulter | ABC News | October 28, 2020 Hon Meg Webb MLC, Independent Member for Nelson raises serious concerns about the retention and misuse of contact tracing information as Tasmanian borders reopen on ABC News Hobart.