The Australian state of Queensland started a probe over a security breach influencing badly its contactless "go card" public transport system.

The breach was detected when the credit of one person incorrectly transferred to another's account.


The call centre operator and a supervisor have been drawn away while an investigation is completed.

The integrity of the balance transfer system is critical and a breach of security protocols like this is absolutely unacceptable, according to transport minister Rachel Nolan. He has directed the breach be fully probed by both the call centre operator and by TransLink.

Fiona Simpson, the shadow transport minister, stated the incident has raised doubts about the security and integrity of the whole go card system.

Meantime, Simpson blames Nolan for making scapegoats of the call centre staff, saying: "The first person to go for the go card fiasco should be the Minister, not junior staff."