Barnaby Joyce (Queensland, National Party, Leader of The Nationals in the Senate) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for RegionalAustralia, Regional Development and Local Government, upon notice, on 17 August 2011:

Can a list be provided of all office locations that the department leases or owns, including the following details for each location:

(a) office size;

(b) if leased, annual lease payments and lease cost per square metre;

(c) if leased, the length of the lease, including any options to terminate the

lease;

(d) the value of any buildings owned; and

(e) depreciation costs on buildings that are owned.

Nick Sherry (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Minister Assisting the Minister for Tourism) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government has provided the following answer to the honourable senator’s question:

The Department owns three buildings that are used as office accommodation:

The Department leases two office premises, as listed below:

The Department also occupies office accommodation in Canberra, Newcastle, Orange, Wollongong, Townsville, Hobart and Bendigo. The Department of Infrastructure and Transport is the lessor of these offices. Facilities are provided to the Department under a shared service arrangement with the intial term being 1 October 2010 until 30 June 2012.