Western Australian Government ensure their Safe App tracking will be better used to protect confidentiality of the public, after revelations of a Police loophole being utilised.
Personal data will be better protected on the SafeWA check in app - to ensure its only used for COVID contract tracing purposes.
New legislation will be introduced following a discovery that Police have accessed the information as part of two criminal investigations
Premier Mark McGowan has defended the app in parliament, saying legislation is being changed to restore integrity in the system.
"The State Government will introduce new legislation to strengthen the protection of information obtained through contract registers and the SafeWA app," a statement per WA government.
"Our priority is to protect the health of Western Australians and our actions have kept WA one of the safest places in the world."- Premier Mark McGowan