House debates

Wednesday, 12 October 2011

Questions in Writing

Health and Ageing: Premises (Question No. 555)

Photo of Peter DuttonPeter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Health and Ageing, in writing, on 25 August 2011:

In respect of premises used by her department and portfolio agencies (a) what is the location of each, (b) how many are (i) leased, (ii) owned, and (iii) rented, (c) what is the size of each, (d) what is the annual cost per square metre of each that is (i) rented, and (ii) leased, and (e) what is the (i) value, and (ii) 2010-11 depreciation, of each building owned.

Photo of Nicola RoxonNicola Roxon (Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

(a) Please refer to the attached list of Departmental and Portfolio Agencies premises.

(b) (i) The Department and Portfolio Agencies hold 66 leases.

(ii) The Department and Portfolio Agencies own 1 premise.

(iii) Rented is assumed to mean premises owned by the Department and/or Portfolio Agency and rented out to another party. There are no premises of the Department and Portfolio Agencies which are rented.

(c) Please refer to the attached list of premises used by the Departmental and Portfolio Agencies.

(d) Please refer to the attached list of premises used by the Departmental and Portfolio Agencies. For the purposes of providing costs, the amount per square metre shown in the attached include rent, outgoings and other recurrent property operating expenses associated with the lease.

(i) to ii) Please refer to the attached list of premises used by the Departmental and Portfolio Agencies.

* Serviced Office Tenancy Agreement - Shared facility with St Vincent ' s Hospital including all corporate and library overheads .

** Properties with shared leasing arrangements between the Department and Portfolio Agencies .